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Mazda’s DMCA takedown kills a hobbyist’s smart car API tool (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 year ago by DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Mazda is angry a customer used an API in a manner they couldn't control. You can read the DMCA takedown notice here.

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[–] UniDestroyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 136 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This doesn't make any sense. API requests are not proprietary.

[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 134 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, this looks like a blatant abuse of the DMCA by Mazda. Either Mazda is engaging in scummy behavior or they need better lawyers. Either way, it makes me want to never buy another Mazda.

[–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I’ve already added them to my internal list of bad actors I won’t work with.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 76 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That doesn't stop anybody. Just this morning Amazon sent out a wave of C&Ds because people were using their public APIs to access "proprietary data."

[–] Talaraine@kbin.social 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, they mad b/c of an internal skill issue.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

"How dare you use our public APIs that we made available publicly for others to use!"

[–] BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

looks sternly at Amazon

Then why is it available?

[–] ours@lemmy.film 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Move fast, break things, lawyer up"

[–] darth_helmet@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Move faster than the law, then use your loot to do whatever you want

[–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Because fuck you, that’s why it’s available.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Hahahahha holy shit how did that get past legal

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It reads to me like: "this app does the same thing as our app therefore they must have copied our code; there is no other possible explanation". Cool story, bro. I hope the developers will fight back but that takes lots of money.

[–] terny@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The article states this was a hobby of his and he won't be defending it as it would entail financial cost of mounting a legal defense.

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 12 points 1 year ago

There goes that rigged system again.

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 15 points 1 year ago

So what? They have more money, they decide what is legal or not.