Owners of John Deere tractors are resorting to pirated firmware in
order to gain the ability to repair their own property:
<https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170322/04582036973/tractor-owners-using-pirated-firmware-to-dodge-john-deeres-ham-fisted-attempt-to-monopolize-repair.shtml>

Are farmers in NZ impacted by any of this? I see that John Deere
tractors are indeed sold here.
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