The nerds will respond. The lawmakers might get all legal with copyright this and can't modify that blah blah blah, but push too hard, and the community will push back. It won't be long before JD's software is reverse engineered, and there will be a variety of gadgets and gizmos on the market to bypass the *ahem* law. This type of stuff has been going on in the automotive and IT industries for years. Heavy equipment is just a little behind the curve, as far as that goes, that's all. There are no mysteries anymore, someone has it figured out already I bet. Case in point - look at Auto Integrity, that's a software you can buy to get into your car's computer system. I use it for my Dodge. Forscan for Ford Powerstrokes too, hell that was even free, you just had to buy the cable to plug into your computer. Someone figured that stuff out, it won't be long for this either, I'm guessing.