>Historically, buying something made it yours to use as you saw fit…. > >You were under no obligation to respect the manufacturer’s business model. They sold you the product, you bought it, end of story. If the manufacturer didn’t like how you used the product, it could go fuck itself. > >But [[{2.1b2} so many products have digital locks because it allows the company to invoke section 1201 of the dmca|section 1201 of the dmca]] forces you to respect the shareholders’ priorities, even when they conflict with your own – or else.