Texas Instruments aims lawyers at calculator hackers
Dan Goodin, The Register
Lawyers for Texas Instruments are taking aim at a group of calculator enthusiasts who posted the cryptographic keys used to modify the devices so they run custom-designed software. Is TI improperly using the DMCA to control the way its calculators are being used by people who legally own them?
"If they're using the DMCA to control the platform rather than to prevent infringement, the courts and the Copyright Office have looked askance at that in the past," said Granick, who was responsible for winning the copyright exemption for unlocking cell phones so they can be used on unauthorized carrier networks. "Users have the right to modify their own devices and their own copies of software to make it work best for them."
Related Issues: Coders' Rights Project
Related Cases: 2009 DMCA Rulemaking
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