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Removal of Mazda Connected Services integration (www.home-assistant.io)

submitted 11 months ago by stephaaaaan@feddit.de to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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Quick headsup for the Mazda owners here. It has been removed due to a cease and desist from Mazda, unfortunately.

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[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not really sure how you can DMCA other peoples code when the only thing of yours it references are API endpoints which, while not intended for general use, are publicly available.

That seems like an abuse of the DMCA.

[–] peter@feddit.uk 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Wasn't it a cease and desist rather than DMCA?

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The article states a DMCA notice was sent to GitHub.

[–] peter@feddit.uk 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Recently certain Mazda Information, including proprietary API information, was used to create code and information posted to GitHub.com identified in repository of bdr99 ([private]). This repository contains code developed in python (https://github.com/bdr99/pymazda) and javascript (https://github.com/bdr99/node-mymazda), and appears to have been uploaded and used to create computer code associated with home-assistant.io and mobile applications. MNAO analyzed some of the code and determined that the code provides functionality same as what is currently in Apple App Store and Google Play App Store.

Wow, what a rediculous statement that has absolutely nothing to do with copyright. As far as I'm aware you can't copyright the functionality of your app

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yup. Honestly they don’t have a leg to stand on. The dev was well within his rights to not comply. Though Mazda would potentially have hit them with numerous frivolous suits in response.

[–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

That's exactly it. They will punish transgressions by financially ruining the targets with protracted lawsuits.

And sue in a corrupt/rigged jurisdiction

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My guy, you couldn't read the first paragraph in the OP link?

[–] peter@feddit.uk 2 points 11 months ago

I must've skipped over that bit, my bad