Modern Farmer on how the DMCA takes away farmers' rights over their tractors
by Cory Doctorow from on (#1MYG1)
In spring, 2015, American farmers started to spread the word that John Deere claimed that a notorious copyright law gave the company exclusive dominion over repairs to Deere farm-equipment, making it a felony (punishable by 5 years in prison and a $500K fine for a first offense) to fix your own tractor. (more")