You Bought It, You Own It: Quanta v. LG Electronics
source: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/11/you-bought-it-you-own-it-part-iv-quanta-v-lg-electronics
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Earlier this week, EFF filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Quanta v. LG Electronics, a case that asks whether patent owners can impose restrictions on what you can do with a product after you buy it. The brief, filed on behalf of EFF, Consumers Union, and Public Knowledge, makes a simple point: when a consumer buys a patented product from an authorized seller, the patent owner is not entitled to use patent law to restrict the purchaser's subsequent ability to use, repair, or resell the product.
In other words, you bought it, you own it.
In other words, you bought it, you own it.
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jimmyp
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If we apply this logic to the IPhone, for example, does this ruling allow us to seek more info from companies on how to modify our phones? Or do we just keep hacking away?
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jimmyp
