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Mazda’s DMCA takedown kills a hobbyist’s smart car API tool (arstechnica.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 137 points 11 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 138 points 11 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 76 points 11 months 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."

[–] [email protected] 46 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

O they mad

[–] [email protected] 41 points 11 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 33 points 11 months ago (2 children)

looks sternly at Amazon

Then why is it available?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"Move fast, break things, lawyer up"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Hahahahha holy shit how did that get past legal

[–] [email protected] 60 points 11 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

There goes that rigged system again.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

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