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Small Business Owners Fight for the Right to Repair in the US House This Week

With five US federal Right to Repair bills under consideration, legislators are starting to pay attention. Yesterday morning, the House held a hearing on Right to Repair. The Small Business…

September 15, 2022

by Elizabeth Chamberlain

Tech News

French Repair Index: One Year Later

Impossible to miss, the French government implemented the reparability index on many devices starting on January 1st 2021. This seismic shift puts the subject of phone, appliance, and other electronic…

September 15, 2022

by Sandra Auboy - iFixit

Roundups

Cybersecurity Is No Excuse to Limit Repair: Repair Roundup Week of September 4

After a six year delay, NHTSA published final guidance on cybersecurity in vehicles, and gave a boost to auto right to repair advocates. Also: a 10 year smart phone? It’s…

September 13, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Tech News

Playing Doom on a John Deere (And Why It Matters): Repair Roundup Week of August 14

Why shouldn’t a farmer be able to take their new Deere S780 Combine home from the dealership and flash a new operating system and applications onto it? Isn’t that what…

August 22, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Tech News

Circular Economy Goes Local: Repair Roundup Week of July 25

Initiatives by big companies grab headlines, but local initiatives like The Guilder in Netherlands will drive the transition to a circular economy. Also: Sponge Job Repair Rants: Epson cripples working…

July 31, 2022

by Jack Monahan - SecuRepairs

Roundups

Is the Clean Air Act Pro-Repair? Repair Roundup Week of July 18

The Clean Air Act has been used to argue against right to repair laws. But the landmark environmental law might actually enshrine right to repair protections for some heavy equipment,…

July 23, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Right to Repair

John Deere Has Been Violating the Clean Air Act by Restricting Repair

John Deere appears to have been violating the Clean Air Act by restricting repair to its own dealerships, Repair.org and the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) reported today. When…

July 21, 2022

by Elizabeth Chamberlain

Tech News

Attacks on Right to Repair Fall Flat: Repair Roundup Week of July 11

The Daily Caller, a conservative news site started by Tucker Carlson, aired an anti-right to repair editorial. It didn’t go well. Also: how BMW’s push to make heated seats a…

July 18, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Roundups

FTC Grills Weber on Warranty Mischief: Repair Roundup Week of July 4

The Federal Trade Commission issued its third order targeting illegal repair restrictions in as many weeks, this one against backyard grill maker Weber-Stephen Products, which was caught threatening to terminate…

July 8, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Roundups

U.S. Watchdog Digs in on Automotive Right to Repair: Repair Roundup Week of June 27

While federal repair legislation continues to stall, the GAO is making plans to research and recommend action on automotive right to repair. Meanwhile: a federal judge again delayed his ruling…

July 5, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit