[HN Gopher] Right to Repair off to the races in 2021 with 14 act... ___________________________________________________________________ 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) (HTM) web link (uspirg.org) (TXT) w3m dump (uspirg.org) | 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? | | I wouldn't be surprised if the laws couldn't be adhered by | Apple by simply enhancing their repair certification/support | process. | | 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? ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-01-25 23:00 UTC)