[huhtenberg]

> I say Tesla should be free to sell whatever they want, but if the end user finds a way around it too bad.

The same should go for DVDs, BluRays and streaming media and yet here we are looking at jail time for bypassing the DRM.

[semiquaver]

Would you mind providing a citation stating that someone has gone to jail in any country as a result of bypassing DRM for personal use on things they purchased? I am skeptical that this has ever occurred.

Even in the US, which has quite draconian anti-circumvention law under the DMCA, the criminal penalties associated with this behavior only apply to those that violate the statute “willfully and for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain”. A person who bought a DVD or blu ray and decrypted it for their own use would not be criminally liable.

https://law.justia.com/codes/us/2021/title-17/chapter-12/sec...

I’m not defending the law, which I disagree with, merely pointing out that “looking at jail time” for non commercial bypassing of purchased BluRay DRM is a stretch.

[martin8412]

That certainly depends on the country. Breaking DRM to access something you've paid for is perfectly legal here.

[mrguyorama]

"perfectly legal" largely hasn't stopped IP owners from finding ways to hassle people involved.

[huhtenberg]

Yeah, I am in a country like that. I was referring to the state of affairs States-side.