I should just be able to have root on the TV that I bought and paid for and own.

kyriakos 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Same would apply to mobile phones and tablets and yet a lot of people here defend mega corps for locking them down

zug_zug 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Agreed. But in the meantime this type of hacking is entirely legal under DMCA, that's actually quite clear.

Though it would be nice if it didn't require such work.

	▲	fernie 40 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> this type of hacking is entirely legal under DMCA, that's actually quite clear. Woah! I had no idea. Is that also true in the US? Do you have some sort of authoritative source?