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[–] [email protected] 83 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Electronic products and software should get a "at least supported until" label on the packaging and legally obligated to keep the servers running until that time.

[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 day ago (4 children)

The company behind this robot is going bankrupt, which is why support ends and they stop working. This law would do nothing in this case because the company seizes to exist.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 22 hours ago

It should be considered an obligation to be met in the bankruptcy process. If they sell the IP for the product the purchaser should have to meet it. Failing that the users should be given the IP rights (opensource would meet this def to me) then.

In just world at least

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

*ceases, a cute voice-to-text error

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

No just a non-native English speaker error in this case

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

You can put money and source code in escrow for this exact eventuality.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

seizes to exist.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

EU citizens can sign EU Citizens' Initiative for this for games.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Only if there's an absolute bare minimum they're allowed to choose of 5-10 years after the last device/software is sold.

And even then, I still think they should be required to unlock devices (and software DRM bullshit/APIs to re-implement server components) to allow people who want to maintain them themselves.