Davies explains at Wired. Modern-day cars feature complex computer systems and software. And, right now, this software is protected under the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act — it's illegal to fiddle with the software. The ostensible rationale is to make it harder for consumers to tamper with emissions controls. But thes

ontent • Original response: Prosecution Evolutionary sequence: • Attack #2: Distribute circumvention tools instead pirate copies • Response #2: Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1998) • Attack #3: Napster • Response #3: Litigation (Napster shut down 2001) • Attack #4: Grokster & others test the lines of legality • Resp