Its bullshit. You remember that BMW heated seat subscription they tried to sell? If you tried to sell a hack that unlocks that, BMW can sue you. BMW don’t own the car, they sold it, but anti-circumvention law dictates that you are not allowed to mess with BMWs “technological barriers” in order to use the car in a way not intended by BMW.
…it’s a felony – a jailable felony – to modify that code or firmware. It’s also a felony to disclose information about how to bypass that access control…
Its bullshit. You remember that BMW heated seat subscription they tried to sell? If you tried to sell a hack that unlocks that, BMW can sue you. BMW don’t own the car, they sold it, but anti-circumvention law dictates that you are not allowed to mess with BMWs “technological barriers” in order to use the car in a way not intended by BMW.
Not only can they sue, it’s also a felony:
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition