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AVM vs. Cybits - right to modify one's own router

AVM vs. Cybits - right to modify one's own router

Posted Nov 7, 2011 21:31 UTC (Mon) by samroberts (subscriber, #46749)
In reply to: AVM vs. Cybits - right to modify one's own router by dlang
Parent article: ELCE11: Till Jaeger on AVM vs. Cybits

I don't know about the example of pasting a new chapter into a physical copy of a book, but Francis Hwang got in trouble for doing the digital equivalent in the US:

http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2004/12/65959


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AVM vs. Cybits - right to modify one's own router

Posted Nov 14, 2011 0:41 UTC (Mon) by DHR (guest, #81356) [Link]

@samroberts "Francis Hwang got in trouble for doing the digital equivalent in the US"

That doesn't seem to be legal trouble. It seems Ebay has an odd takedown policy.

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