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In 2019, Mazda introduced Mazda Connected Services, a feature enabling remote start and other functionalities through a smartphone app. Customers, however, were only offered a three-year complimentary trial, after which continued access required a $10 monthly subscription. As these trials began expiring in 2023, affected users received notifications encouraging subscription enrollment.<ref>[https://www.motor1.com/news/729233/mazda-connected-services-remote-start-subscription/ "Mazda Connected Services Remote Start Subscription Now Costs $10 Per Month."] Retrieved January 15, 2025. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240806170145/https://www.motor1.com/news/729233/mazda-connected-services-remote-start-subscription/ Archived] from the original on 6 August, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.</ref> | In 2019, Mazda introduced Mazda Connected Services, a feature enabling remote start and other functionalities through a smartphone app. Customers, however, were only offered a three-year complimentary trial, after which continued access required a $10 monthly subscription. As these trials began expiring in 2023, affected users received notifications encouraging subscription enrollment.<ref>[https://www.motor1.com/news/729233/mazda-connected-services-remote-start-subscription/ "Mazda Connected Services Remote Start Subscription Now Costs $10 Per Month."] Retrieved January 15, 2025. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240806170145/https://www.motor1.com/news/729233/mazda-connected-services-remote-start-subscription/ Archived] from the original on 6 August, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.</ref> | ||
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Users must connect to Mazda's servers to access these features, eliminating self-hosting or alternative server options, a feature previously standard in many client-server architectures. | Users must connect to Mazda's servers to access these features, eliminating self-hosting or alternative server options, a feature previously standard in many client-server architectures. | ||
===Consumer | ===Consumer backlash=== | ||
Mazda's decision sparked criticism among consumers, many of whom argue that the subscription model effectively limits functionality of hardware they already paid for. Critics also point to broader concerns about diminishing ownership, as these features are entirely reliant on Mazda's continued support of their servers. | Mazda's decision sparked criticism among consumers, many of whom argue that the subscription model effectively limits functionality of hardware they already paid for. Critics also point to broader concerns about diminishing ownership, as these features are entirely reliant on Mazda's continued support of their servers. | ||
===Legal and | ===Legal and technological context=== | ||
Efforts to bypass the subscription requirement have encountered legal obstacles under the [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act]] (DMCA). Section 1201 of the DMCA prohibits bypassing digital locks, even for features tied to hardware consumers legally own. In 2023, a developer who attempted to create an open-source solution to directly control Mazda vehicles without reliance on Mazda’s servers received a DMCA takedown notice.<ref>[https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2023/10/2023-10-10-mazda.md "Mazda DMCA Takedown Notice Against Open Source Developer."] Retrieved January 15, 2025. [https://web.archive.org/web/20241203010657/https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2023/10/2023-10-10-mazda.md Archived] from the original on 3 December, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.</ref> | Efforts to bypass the subscription requirement have encountered legal obstacles under the [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act]] (DMCA). Section 1201 of the DMCA prohibits bypassing digital locks, even for features tied to hardware consumers legally own. In 2023, a developer who attempted to create an open-source solution to directly control Mazda vehicles without reliance on Mazda’s servers received a DMCA takedown notice.<ref>[https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2023/10/2023-10-10-mazda.md "Mazda DMCA Takedown Notice Against Open Source Developer."] Retrieved January 15, 2025. [https://web.archive.org/web/20241203010657/https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2023/10/2023-10-10-mazda.md Archived] from the original on 3 December, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.</ref> | ||
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This incident also highlights the challenges faced by independent developers and open-source communities attempting to restore consumer autonomy. | This incident also highlights the challenges faced by independent developers and open-source communities attempting to restore consumer autonomy. | ||
==See | ==See also== | ||
*[[Right to repair]] | *[[Right to repair]] | ||
*[[Digital Millennium Copyright Act]] | *[[Digital Millennium Copyright Act]] | ||
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