I&#x27;m not sure if you&#x27;ve been keeping up with US news, but this isn&#x27;t true, at least until it&#x27;s decided in court. GM, John Deere, and Ford all have the opposite opinion[1][2][3]<p>[1]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.againstcronycapitalism.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;john-deere-and-gm-says-you-dont-really-own-any-vehicles-bought-from-them-you-only-have-an-implied-license-for-the-life-of-the-vehicle-to-operate-the-vehicle&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.againstcronycapitalism.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;john-deere-and...</a><p>[2]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.techdirt.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;20150421&#x2F;23581430744&#x2F;gm-says-that-while-you-may-own-your-car-it-owns-software-it-thanks-to-copyright.shtml" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.techdirt.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;20150421&#x2F;23581430744&#x2F;gm-sa...</a><p>[3]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.boldride.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;gm-wants-to-make-working-on-your-own-car-illegal&#x2F;76702&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.boldride.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;gm-wants-to-make-working-on...</a><p>Not to mention I think it&#x27;s currently <i>illegal</i> to Jailbreak an iPhone or root an Android, despite them being <i>yours</i>.<p>I really do wish the US was as cut&#x2F;dry as you make it seem, and I wish they cared about consumers more, but in reality, Companies get far more rights then we, as consumers, do.<p>Edit:Formatting