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.
Kimberly Darabos Barber
GM just made a big mistake!
Ohh I own my cars; want to bet your life on it; come try and take one of them; I paid my over charge if taxes on them and have my titles.
Kevin Fitzy Fitzgerald
That’s why I own a 1999 Chevy 3500 !! Can’t log into that!!
Last GN I’ll ever own.
Asses
So you might as well lease the vehicle and drive it, get a new one in 2 years.
As long as there is property tax you don’t own anything that is registered
If they own it then they should be required to be responsible for its upkeep and insurance!! Bunch of jackasses!