You can trick your whip all you want, but GM says that car is still theirs, no matter what you’ve paid. In a hearing this week, General Motors attorney Harry Lightsey said that purchasing and paying off your GM vehicle is a license agreement and not ownership.
The U.S Copyright Office is holding a hearing on whether anyone other than the vehicle’s manufacturer has the right to alter the that car’s copyrighted software. With modern design being what it is, this means almost altering anything about the vehicle.
Mechanics and private owners are saying they need to be allowed to make repairs on their vehicles to keep them running or maintain their business. But GM is saying that anyone unauthorized altering anything about the vehicle could create problems with the software and endanger the driver. This sounds more like a business ploy on the part of GM to hold a monopoly on vehicle repairs.
Read more about GM’s position on page 2.
Looks to me like GM wants everyone to boycott their products.
Ford and Dodge are just as good a vehicle.
Ford is the company that didn’t take a bailout as well.
Then the complete car should have a forever warranty provided by GM at their expense and be fixed in a timely manner.
Simple–don’t buy GM. Like anyone would after the government had to bail them out. Obamamobile!
Then in closing down Pontiac, the breached my lease.
They need to rewrite the programming
Just buy a Ford.
Dodge is no longer one of the big three I was purchased by Fiat.
Must be pretty nice having such a large monopoly.
When I purchase a vehicle that’s my vehicle.
If I want to paint it a certain color that’s what I’ll do.
If I want to overhaul the engine, that’s my choice and I will.
If I want to fire up the acetylene torch and cut it into 5000 pieces, when you come back tomorrow you’re going to see 5000 pieces of a car that belongs to me and nobody else.
Government Motors what a joke!
Private property was abolished in 1942 your property depends on the will of the legislature.