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.
Lol bs article, once paid off it’s yours that’s why you can sell it..lmfao people believe everything they read
Well they are going to lose tons in sales what moron’s !!
Come and try to get it back.
Well I guess General Motors don’t own those nice new buildings your in. and oh by the way you don’t own those machines where you build those cars that we don’t own. It seems that we heard this once before (from Obama). It was stupid then and its just as stupid now. You guys need to get a life. On second thought maybe you should enroll in school and get some smarts.
how does this stuff pop up on F.B
Then why aren’t they making the payments on my vehicle or when it needs maintenance they don’t seem to be footing the bill
Chris Mullins
They do if you buy one now for 2years but, that’s why the prices have steadily climbed. There have to be a law change like that done for small aircraft in the 90’s to limit tort claims before the manufactures will extend cover further…it just business attitude has to change. The things we buy are not ours until the manufacturer ceases to exist and that depend on where or not another guy’s the associated existing patent chain.
that is good for the consumer then all 50 states can charge GM for the cost of insurance registration and license plates +tax.
Happy I dont own a GM car, however if thats how they want to play it then they should be making repairs to the vehicles then. Also the payments, no one is going to pay for something they cant own.