You'd think it'd be simple-- you should be able to repair things you've bought and paid for!-- but big corporations want to squeeze even more blood out of that stone wallet of yours. Want to fight bac
You'd think it'd be simple-- you should be able to repair things you've bought and paid for!-- but big corporations want to squeeze even more blood out of that stone wallet of yours. Want to fight back? Check out #RightToRepair: https://jimhightower.substack.com/p/friday-signpost-can-you-repair-what
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Pluralistic: Apple Fucked Us On Right to Repair (Again).
Pluralistic: Apple fucked us on right to repair (again) (22 Sept 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/22/vin-locking/
California Passes Right-to-Repair Act Guaranteeing Seven Years of Parts for Your Phone.
California passes right-to-repair act guaranteeing seven years of parts for your phone
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871712/california-right-to-repair-act-sb-244
Right in Big Tech’s backyard, too.
When Tail Lights Lose Touch With Reality
When Tail Lights Lose Touch With Reality
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/09/when-tail-lights-lose-touch-with-reality/
To study the history of the automobile is to also be a student of technological progress — as with each decade’s models come new innovations to make them better handling, more corrosion…
Midwest Farmers Aren't Allowed to Fix Their Own Tractors. And Many Right-to-Repair Bills Are Stalled.
Midwest farmers aren't allowed to fix their own tractors. And many right-to-repair bills are stalled
https://www.iowapublicradio.org/agriculture/2023-08-28/midwest-farmers-arent-allowed-to-fix-their-own-tractors-and-many-right-to-repair-bills-are-stalled
Farmers and ranchers across the Midwest say regulation is the only path forward to fixing their own equipment. But there’s been strong opposition to right to repair legislation, as manufacturers argue they’ve provided pathways for quick repairs.
iFixit Tears Down a McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine, Demands DMCA Exemption For It.
iFixit tears down a McDonald’s ice cream machine, demands DMCA exemption for it
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/mcdonalds-ice-cream-machine-teardown-shows-error-codes-dmca-keep-it-broken/
Public Knowledge and iFixit want the right to repair commercial kitchen gear.
Surprise: Apple Now Supports California’s Right-to-Repair. 😳
Surprise: Apple now supports California’s right-to-repair
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/23/23843506/apple-california-right-to-repair-sb-244
Apple supports SB 244.
NHTSA, Massachusetts Attorney General Reach Agreement on Voter-Approved 'Right to Repair' Law
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https://www.wcvb.com/article/nhtsa-massachusetts-right-to-repair-law-agreement/44882316
Security Industry Association Lobbies States for Exemptions from Right to Repair.
Just a moment...
https://www.ecmag.com/magazine/articles/article-detail/exemptions-in-right-to-repair-bills-broad-legislation-poses-security-risks
Canon Is Getting Away With Printers That Won’t Scan Sans Ink — But HP Might Pay.
Canon is getting away with printers that won’t scan sans ink — but HP might pay
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/11/23067867/canon-hp-class-action-lawsuit-scan-without-ink-settlement
Remember when Canon got sued? The plaintiffs settled, I’m afraid.
