[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)
        
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       | 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?
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         | I wouldn't be surprised if the laws couldn't be adhered by
         | Apple by simply enhancing their repair certification/support
         | process.
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         | 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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