Revenue from self-driving Teslas only allowed through the Tesla Network
The erosion of the concept of "ownership" continues.Traditionally, goods are subject to the first sale doctrine--once I buy a shirt, it's my property, and if I want to sell or rent it, I can. It's mine.But software is licensed. When I buy a piece of software, I'm actually paying for a limited and revokable right to use someone else's property. And now companies are putting software into more and more goods.As software is eating the world, it is also eating our concept of what it means to buy and own things.Amazon in 2009 remotely deleted George Orwell books (you can't make this up) from customer Kindles without asking first. Amazon didn't need the customers' permission because a Kindle book is legally a license, not a piece of property.John Deere tractors have been prized by farmers for their durability and flexibility. Now they come with software and a prohibition against customer modification or repair.It sounds silly but the right to repair our own property is under threat. It's now something that we need to fight for.And now apparently even paying $100,000 will not be enough to give full ownership rights to a car.