Do you think that people should have the right to jailbreak or otherwise bypass any locks or restrictions on hardware that they own?
https://techcentral.co.za/jailbreak-digital-sovereignty-copyright-amendment-bill/286879/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica
A prominent South African thinks we definitely should (note: this does not make piracy legal, because I'm still very much against that. But as the article says, bypassing protections should be legal, when the purpose is legal).
#SouthAfrica #ownership
Graham Downs
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