the.com/right to repair
the radical idea that buying a thing should mean you actually own it.
means a legal and political movement demanding manufacturers let owners and independent shops fix products instead of forcing factory-only repairs.
from traces to farmers fighting john deere over tractor diagnostics, but the spirit goes back to when fixing your own stuff was just called being an adult.
tractor rebellionfarmers hacked ukrainian firmware to bypass deere locks
apple reversalapple opposed it for years, then built self-repair shop
eu law2024 rules force 10-year spare parts availability
warranty scare tacticvoid if opened stickers are largely unenforceable in us
for instance
john deere lawsuits — farmers sued over tractor software locks, 2022 settlement
ifixit — repair guide site turned lobbying force since 2003