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==Impact on consumer rights==

Discontinuation bricking, similar to [[planned obsolescence]], harms the consumer by making a product they paid for eventually stop functioning, resulting in loss of ownership of the product as its functionality is stripped away.

Discontinuation bricking, similar to [[planned obsolescence]], harms the consumer by making a product they paid for eventually stop functioning, resulting in loss of ownership of the product as its functionality is stripped away. This forces the user to buy a new product.

===Dependence on third-party bypasses===

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.

===Resale falsification===

Products are often resold on the internet and may be put on sale before discontinuation, leading to the occurrence of valid information that becomes invalidated afterwards, causing [[false advertising]]. This has many implications:

#Sellers may be utterly unaware of the discontinuation, resulting in their product becoming bricked, and they will continue to sell it, potentially harming their reputation once the product becomes bricked ~~and non-functional~~.

#Sellers may be utterly unaware of the discontinuation, resulting in their product becoming bricked, and they will continue to sell it, potentially harming their reputation once the product becomes bricked.

#Buyers may be unaware of the discontinuation and purchase the product, only to find it does not function~~, potentially causing harm to them~~.

#Buyers may be unaware of the discontinuation and purchase the product, only to find it does not function.

#Customers may learn about the discontinuation and decide to sell the product without providing adequate details, even without any malicious intent.

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 ==Impact on consumer rights==
-Discontinuation bricking, similar to [[planned obsolescence]], harms the consumer by making a product they paid for eventually stop functioning, resulting in loss of ownership of the product as its functionality is stripped away.
+Discontinuation bricking, similar to [[planned obsolescence]], harms the consumer by making a product they paid for eventually stop functioning, resulting in loss of ownership of the product as its functionality is stripped away. This forces the user to buy a new product.
 ===Dependence on third-party bypasses===
 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.
 ===Resale falsification===
 Products are often resold on the internet and may be put on sale before discontinuation, leading to the occurrence of valid information that becomes invalidated afterwards, causing [[false advertising]]. This has many implications:
-#Sellers may be utterly unaware of the discontinuation, resulting in their product becoming bricked, and they will continue to sell it, potentially harming their reputation once the product becomes bricked and non-functional.
+#Sellers may be utterly unaware of the discontinuation, resulting in their product becoming bricked, and they will continue to sell it, potentially harming their reputation once the product becomes bricked.
-#Buyers may be unaware of the discontinuation and purchase the product, only to find it does not function, potentially causing harm to them.
+#Buyers may be unaware of the discontinuation and purchase the product, only to find it does not function.
 #Customers may learn about the discontinuation and decide to sell the product without providing adequate details, even without any malicious intent.