IMPLIED LICENSE

Go ahead and spend big bucks for a John Deere, but you don't really own it. Instead, you have an implied license for the life of the vehicle to operate the vehicle [source, dated April 21, 2015].

Furthermore, this war on private ownership is not limited to John Deere. General Motors is involved as well.

Using the DMCA in this manner is an excellent method of squashing innovation — not to mention removing the joy of tinkering for those inclined to that activity.

Also see Unintended Consequences: Twelve Years under the DMCA.