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Why console makers can legally brick your game console

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    schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de
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      watson387@sopuli.xyz
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      That would be the last console I ever bought.

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        capuccino@lemmy.world
        wrote on 23 May 2025, 18:06 last edited by capuccino@lemmy.world
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        so, chair makers can unchair your chairs??

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          sanctus@lemmy.world
          wrote on 23 May 2025, 18:15 last edited by
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          What other industry is allowed to just do this? Its robbery. If I want to buy an Xbox and mod it to hell I should be able to. At most they should be able to disconnect me from their online infrastructure. Not brick my console.

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            dequei@sopuli.xyz
            wrote on 23 May 2025, 18:47 last edited by
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            "Your game console"

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            • S sanctus@lemmy.world
              23 May 2025, 18:15

              What other industry is allowed to just do this? Its robbery. If I want to buy an Xbox and mod it to hell I should be able to. At most they should be able to disconnect me from their online infrastructure. Not brick my console.

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              aatube@kbin.melroy.org
              wrote on 23 May 2025, 18:51 last edited by
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              what industry isn't allowed to do this?

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                23 May 2025, 18:06

                so, chair makers can unchair your chairs??

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                masterofn001@lemmy.ca
                wrote on 23 May 2025, 19:12 last edited by
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                Using unapproved polish is against the tos and we have issued a DMCA (the C is for chair) notice of violation.

                Your chair has been locked.

                If you wish to unlock your chair, go fuck yourself.
                Pay us for another one.

                Sincerely,

                Go fuck yourself.

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                • S sanctus@lemmy.world
                  23 May 2025, 18:15

                  What other industry is allowed to just do this? Its robbery. If I want to buy an Xbox and mod it to hell I should be able to. At most they should be able to disconnect me from their online infrastructure. Not brick my console.

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                  bleatingzombie@lemmy.world
                  wrote on 23 May 2025, 19:28 last edited by
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                  The only place I've seen it is if you didn't finish paying for it (like getting a fence replaced at your house and then not paying them will get it torn down)

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                  • S sanctus@lemmy.world
                    23 May 2025, 18:15

                    What other industry is allowed to just do this? Its robbery. If I want to buy an Xbox and mod it to hell I should be able to. At most they should be able to disconnect me from their online infrastructure. Not brick my console.

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                    yermaw@lemm.ee
                    wrote on 23 May 2025, 20:24 last edited by
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                    Pretty sure cars are basically the same now.

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                      douchebagmcswag@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                      wrote on 23 May 2025, 20:46 last edited by
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                      God we are still going to Milk this story 2 weeks later?

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                      • S sanctus@lemmy.world
                        23 May 2025, 18:15

                        What other industry is allowed to just do this? Its robbery. If I want to buy an Xbox and mod it to hell I should be able to. At most they should be able to disconnect me from their online infrastructure. Not brick my console.

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                        entwine413@lemm.ee
                        wrote on 23 May 2025, 21:01 last edited by
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                        Printers

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                          punkcoder@lemmy.world
                          wrote on 23 May 2025, 21:27 last edited by
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                          While these kinds of "bricking" clauses haven't been tested in court, lawyers who spoke to Ars felt they would probably hold up to judicial review.

                          This is laughable at best, would 100% never go to court. The cost of losing would destroy so
                          many models… and defending in it in the light of real consequences is going to make them popular… Ask the RIAA how suing customers made them look.

                          The threat of doing it is way more powerful.

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                            23 May 2025, 18:51

                            what industry isn't allowed to do this?

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                            kolanaki@pawb.social
                            wrote on 23 May 2025, 21:30 last edited by
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                            Furniture? Pretty sure they can't come into my house to cut the feet off my tables, anyway.

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                              23 May 2025, 21:30

                              Furniture? Pretty sure they can't come into my house to cut the feet off my tables, anyway.

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                              aatube@kbin.melroy.org
                              wrote on 23 May 2025, 22:02 last edited by
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                              they can brick your "smart" table, turning it into just wood, just as they can brick your switch, turning it into... a brick

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                                23 May 2025, 22:02

                                they can brick your "smart" table, turning it into just wood, just as they can brick your switch, turning it into... a brick

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                                sanctus@lemmy.world
                                wrote on 23 May 2025, 22:10 last edited by
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                                Sounds like we have a lot of work to do for freedom of ownership.

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                                  leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl
                                  wrote on 23 May 2025, 22:47 last edited by
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                                  they can't brick our movie. our movies are dumb anyways.

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                                    smeg@feddit.uk
                                    wrote on 23 May 2025, 23:03 last edited by
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                                    Assuming this article is talking about the USA? This doesn't sound like the kind of thing that would fly anywhere with half-decent consumer protection laws.

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                                      kadup@lemmy.world
                                      wrote on 23 May 2025, 23:26 last edited by
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                                      If you live in a shit hole like the US, yes.

                                      It's totally illegal over here.

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                                      • B bleatingzombie@lemmy.world
                                        23 May 2025, 19:28

                                        The only place I've seen it is if you didn't finish paying for it (like getting a fence replaced at your house and then not paying them will get it torn down)

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                                        thermal_shock@lemmy.world
                                        wrote on 24 May 2025, 00:19 last edited by
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                                        You get a lien, not your fence torn down usually. Cant do anything to the property until it's paid

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                                          thermal_shock@lemmy.world
                                          wrote on 24 May 2025, 00:19 last edited by thermal_shock@lemmy.world
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                                          Throw that brick through their window

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