In this chapter, the issue of whether the product design owner's intellectual property rights should extend into the secondary market of repair and replacement parts is explored. As was explained, in Chap. 3 , exclusive intellectual property rights in the market act as an incentive to encourage...
A competing bill to “right to repair” legislation introduced in Maine has been put forth that supports right to repair while preventing open third-party access to telematics-equipped vehicles. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) penned the bill, LD 1911, which was introduced...
Based on the above gaps, this study pursues two objectives. The first objective is to explore the factors that stimulate consumers to repair their hardware. To address this, the study adopts as an overarching framework the stimulus–organism–response model, which makes it possible to conceptualise...
Right to repair, including cell phones The well-publicized efforts of tractor and other agricultural equipment manufacturers to limit the ability of farmers to repair their own tractors may dominate the news, but the right to repair covers tech products including laptops and cell ...
New York repair store owner Louis Rossmann has started a crowdfunding campaign, and is trying to collect $6 million to bring a "Right to Repair" initiative direct to the voters, and skip state legislature.
Right to repair is an obvious step. For the "what happens when..." crowd, one need to look no further than cars. OEMs authorize franchises to repair their vehicles, but any other number of unauthorized shops can also do the repairs. The OEMs make...
and burnt her ear. She wanted to know what to do. She explained the incident happened shortly after having third-party iPhone screen repair companyiCrackedreplace her shatterediPhone 6screen. iCracked was ready to let the original technician repair her phone again. I warned her against it. The...
The new proposals are part of the Commission'sCircular Economy Action Plan, one of the main components of the European Green Deal. It includes measures like a "right to repair" because, the report says, "Empowering consumers and providing them with cost-saving opportunities is a key buildi...
What Is the Right to Repair? This is the right to fix technology yourself or have someone other than the manufacturer do the work for you. The right-to-repair concept isn't listed in the US Bill of Rights, but that doesn't make its existence seem like any less of a given. If you...
Fighting for the right to repair is a noble act, but it's not as easy as you might think. And no, it's not just because of the manufacturers wanting to make you buy more than you need—although it's still a prevalent reason. The bigger picture is more nuanced than that. ...