Why the integration has been removed from Home Assistant in 2023.10.2.

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

  • @[email protected]English
    65•1 year ago

    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.

    • Big PEnglish
      7•1 year ago

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

        • Big PEnglish
          29•1 year ago

          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

          • @[email protected]English
            22•1 year ago

            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.

            • @[email protected]English
              6•1 year ago

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

              And sue in a corrupt/rigged jurisdiction

        • Big PEnglish
          2•1 year ago

          I must’ve skipped over that bit, my bad