Discontinuation bricking: Difference between revisions
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After a product has been bricked, a consumer may wish to repair their product and return it to a functioning state. De-bricking a product is not impossible, but it can be difficult depending on the severity of the problem. Consumers will inevitably look to third parties for methods to bypass the bricking, which may expose them to [[security]] and safety risks. Bypasses may end up being expensive, with more complicated, server-dependent products requiring potentially complex server infrastructure. | After a product has been bricked, a consumer may wish to repair their product and return it to a functioning state. De-bricking a product is not impossible, but it can be difficult depending on the severity of the problem. Consumers will inevitably look to third parties for methods to bypass the bricking, which may expose them to [[security]] and safety risks. Bypasses may end up being expensive, with more complicated, server-dependent products requiring potentially complex server infrastructure. | ||
Due to section 1201 of the [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act]] (DMCA), if there is a software lock put in place by the manufacturer that prevents the user from de-bricking their product, it would become even more difficult to do so, as it would, in most cases, be illegal for someone to de-brick, or teach them how to de-brick, their product. | Due to [[DMCA Section 1201|section 1201]] of the [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act]] (DMCA), if there is a software lock put in place by the manufacturer that prevents the user from de-bricking their product, it would become even more difficult to do so, as it would, in most cases, be illegal for someone to de-brick, or teach them how to de-brick, their product. | ||
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