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Doctors Remove Woman’s Brain Implant Against Her Will
(futurism.com)
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this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2024
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Oh great so even physical ownership doesn't even mean you own something anymore
As much as I share this sentiment in general, in this case its probably more likely that this has something to with liability if something goes wrong with the implant. And I would bet the company never released the schematics and code so that aint helpin.
Could prob be solved if implants would be required to be open source so that third party servicing could happen.
Companies that aren't actively using their IP should be forced to license it to someone who will, or put it in the public domain.
All of their code and specs should be required to be put into escrow in case they go out of business.