Originally Posted by MalcolmW
The issue is really about what commercial harm is caused to the OEM by modifications to any part of the system. I would contend that no harm (apart from, maybe, bruised egos) is caused to the equipment maker. If a modification were sold commercially such that the OEM were financially disadvantaged then they might have some reason to sue for damages but as modifications inevitably mean that you must have the equipment in the first place then I can't see how this might occur.
Unless of course, Meridian secretly values the second hand market of their gear. Seems like the car anology is used frequently. To many high end cars, the purchase of a used one first is a very common, some times required first step to owning a new one.
The threat of "modified" equipment disrupting the fairly healthy second hand market is a threat you cannot take lightly.

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