Right to Repair

Sony will no longer ship physical copies of games, prompting widespread anger from customers at how their ownership rights are being stripped by powerful monopolies. Plus, SpaceX craters...

Colorado has led the US on legislation that ensures people can fix their stuff. Manufacturers tried to claw back that control but ultimately failed—for now.

Deere settled a class-action right-to-repair lawsuit, agreeing to pay $99 million to farmers for repair costs on large equipment from January 2018. It will also provide digital tools for maintenance, diagnosis, and repair of tractors, combines, and harvesters for 10 years, pending court approval.

You probably know that "ensh*ttification," a term coined by our friend Cory Doctorow, refers to the deterioration of the internet to cater to business goals over user experience. This video from the Norwegian Consumer Counsil as part of their new report on a fair technological future went triple platinum in iFixit's Slack this week. Just watch.

''Right to Repair'' includes or should include, rights to use, rights to software updates. Windows users, cellphone users, Tesla owners have problems with these things. Windows and cellphone user have to buy a new machine. Tesla owners have to lease software for machines they may currently own. Tesla trying to eliminate owners and lease everything if Tesla then fails so does the world economy as it stands now.

It's kind of an open secret, but the consumer electronics industry doesn't want us to repair (or have a third party repair) our electronics. It wasn't always like this; I used to make a living repairing consumer electronics. Apple really emphasized that. They've invented special screws and firmw...

legal right for owners of devices and equipment to freely modify and repair products

Consumer advocacy group U.S. PIRG Education Fund identifies ways manufacturers use telematics data to steer consumers towards dealers. Vehicle manufacturers are restricting independent collision repair facilities and mechanical shops from accessing wireless repair data generated by vehicles, giving dealership networks a competitive advantage in capturing repair business, according to a report released by Right to …

EPA issued a clarification letter Monday to manufacturers saying that the Clean Air Act does not prohibit farmers' right to repair equipment.

National Sorghum Producers (NSP) welcomed new guidance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency clarifying that federal law supports farmers’ right to repair their own equipment, a move expected to reduce repair costs, limit downtime during critical fieldwork and improve productivity for growers across the country. The guidance makes clear that the Clean Air Act does not prohibit

The final language of the annual bill that funds the US military is in. It removes provisions that would have helped ensure service members’ ability to fix their own equipment.

The issue has gathered broad support from technologists, farmers, military leaders, and politicians on both sides of the aisle.