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| umvi wrote:
| Glad to see my state (Maryland) on the list. But what does this
| mean for me if the Bill passes? That Apple can't sell iPhones in
| Maryland without providing access to schematics and parts needed
| to perform repairs? Surprised California is not on the list, but
| makes sense if all the big tech companies are heavily opposed.
| r00fus wrote:
| Could it be that Apple's latest "repair support" effort was a
| way to get ahead of these rulings?
|
| I wouldn't be surprised if the laws couldn't be adhered by
| Apple by simply enhancing their repair certification/support
| process.
|
| That or, possibly more ominous, if John Deere/Apple could
| simply make a brute force effort to have judiciary overturn the
| laws when they're challenged in court.
| gennarro wrote:
| Glad to see New York here. Hasn't been the best year in NY, but
| the state does largely seem to have its act together.
| throwaway894345 wrote:
| My understanding is that DMCA precludes cracking DRM or even
| sharing information on how to do the same, so in the case of
| digital repairs, does that mean DMCA takes precedence over right-
| to-repair if a particularly stubborn OEM applies DRM to their
| digital systems?
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