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Originally Posted by Kindleing
The issue is that software is at the heart of much of today's hardware - automobiles, farm machinery and other physical products. It is almost impossible to repair a modern automobile or major farm machine without accessing the software. And that software is protected by DRM methods. In the US there is a "Right to Repair" movement that is attempting to force manufacturers to provide access to proprietary software for maintenance and repair purposes.
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Personally, I see a distinction. There is software on the things you mentioned go beyond a very basic level. But adding software to a drill for the sole purpose of preventing theft of a physical object seems different to me (as far as calling it DRM). How many drills have software on them. I guess I can see the stretch of saying the DRM is enforcing the copyright of the software on the drill, but it seems like quite a stretch.