[HN Gopher] Right to Repair off to the races in 2021 with 14 act...
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Right to Repair off to the races in 2021 with 14 active states
 
Author : CharlesW
Score  : 74 points
Date   : 2021-01-25 21:51 UTC (1 hours ago)
 
web link (uspirg.org)
w3m dump (uspirg.org)
 
| 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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