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Mazda is angry a customer used an API in a manner they couldn't control. You can read the DMCA takedown notice here.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Before last week, owners of certain Mazda vehicles who also had a Home Assistant setup could create some handy connections for their car.

In a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice sent to GitHub, Mazda (or an authorized agent) alleges that Rothweiler's integration:

Frequent Home Assistant contributor J. Nick Kolston, or bdraco on GitHub, was the first of many commenters confused by Mazda's code claims.

Reverse-engineering for interoperability, such as exposing the Mazda app's particulars to Home Assistant, could be considered a fair use exception to the DMCA, as explained by the EFF.

Integrations involving other car brands, including Subaru, the Nissan Leaf, and Tesla's Wall Connector, are still present.

"We genuinely believe there is a common ground between us and Mazda when it comes to enabling the owners of their cars to explore the possibilities of their own data," Home Assistant founder Paulus Schoutsen wrote.


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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bad bot

In a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice sent to GitHub, Mazda (or an authorized agent) alleges that Rothweiler's integration:

Alleges that Rothweiler's integration what? You've cut off an important part of the story.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

lol read the article then?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What difference would that make to a bot that cuts off an important part of the story?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can read the article on your own if there is an issue and show a little appreciation for someone doing their best to make a helpful app.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Or I could let them know that the bot has a problem, and hopefully stop the issue from happening in the future.

Ignoring an issue because you want to be nice doesn't help anyone.

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