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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Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Car Right to Repair Law in Maine (www.404media.co)

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Full text of the ballot initiative: https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/2/21/Right_to_Repair_Leg_FINAL.pdf

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's geat news!

[–] Jollyllama 5 points 1 year ago

I did this. I was the overwhelming majority.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

So it's been tied up in legislation after Massachusetts passed a similar law in 2020. It's been 3 years. How dambed long are they going to manage to string this shit out?