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Right to Repair

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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.

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So long, parts pairing?

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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 60 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Dear reader, here are the important parts of the article:

It’s a big deal, because the Oregon law would be the first to ban “parts pairing,” a practice where companies can keep you from using components[.]

Similar to California’s right-to-repair law, the Oregon bill also requires companies to make the same parts, tools, and repair documents available to any owners that it offers to authorized repair shops, and without charging any more for them.

Finally, Apple is against the bill, so it's probably a good bill for right-to-repair.

[–] recursive_recursion@programming.dev 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

ahh looks like it's the hardware equivalent of software unbundling

seems good in that case✨️

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 8 months ago

I sort of get med device exemptions, but the rest of them is total bullshit. Like....why can't I soup up my toothbrush?

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world -2 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


It also comes with typical carveouts for video game consoles, medical devices, HVAC equipment, energy storage, various kinds of engines... and electric toothbrushes.

Like California and Minnesota’s laws, it wouldn’t apply to phones sold before July 1st, 2021.

The ban on parts pairing wouldn’t apply to any existing device, though — only consumer electronics manufactured after January 1st, 2025.

Apple came out against Oregon’s right-to-repair bill ahead of those votes, even though it eventually wound up supporting the California one.

We spoke with iFixit CEO Kyle Weins about parts pairing, and how the fight for right-to-repair was just getting started, on this October episode of The Vergecast:

Today, Weins says he’s “beyond proud of my home state for passing the strongest-yet electronics Right to Repair bill.”


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