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.
If you owned it, you couldn’t be forced by law to wear a seatbelt. It’s not your car, it’s not your body. You have no Liberty to make your own choice. The seatbelt law protects the auto maker of unsafe vehicles.
I own my 1965 Plymouth Barracuda. It was built safe, no seatbelts required. I’m 185 pounds, and can dance on the hood without making a dent. Try that with your c**p they call a car.
Monopolizing the repair business. There are laws governing that.
B******t!!
Good thing I flash toe computer and install my own sheets.
What do expect from Government Motors?
Actually we never got our money back.
Lynn Moore the big three donates millions to both parties. They don’t want to be screwed when one or the other loses.
If GM wins, you can only have the vehicle repaired by a GM authorized dealer.
They are trying to monopolize vehicle repair.