Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday signed legislation that would give consumers greater flexibility in repairing their electronic devices such as smartphones or televisions, making California the third state with such a right-torepair law. The state's measure (SB 244), authored by state Sen. ...
In a handful of US states, lawmakers have signed right-to-repair laws pressing companies to improve the repairability of their products.New York passeda right-to-repair law last year, but it went into effect with amendments that introduced OEM-friendly loopholes. Meanwhile, other states,including...
The future Directive will apply to all products with repair requirements under EU law. It sets an obligation on manufacturers to repair goods that are subject to legal repair requirements; establishes a European information form providing consumers with key data on repair services; and unifies the ...
We conceptualize right to repair laws as requiring original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to walk back significant first-mover advantages, much of which c
Massachusetts voters approved ballot Question 1, which will expand the state's "Right to Repair" law.
Apple Inc.-backed (NASDAQ:AAPL) Right to Repair bill is now a law in California after Governor Gavin Newsom officially signed the SB 244 bill on Tuesday (Oct. 10). While California is the third state after Minnesota and New York to legislate Right to ...
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 244, or the Right to Repair Act, into law, making it easier for owners to repair devices themselves or to take them to independent repair shops. Because California is one of the world’s largest economies, this iFixit-cosponsored bill may make ...
“Where before, manufacturers could push consumers to use manufacturer-authorized shops, now they’ll have to compete. Independent repair shops are often able to do repairs the manufacturer told a customer were impossible.” While the law only encompasses products sold in the state of New York, ...
France's Senate also voted a law to prevent waste along with a repairability indicator which will specify if the product is easily repairable or not. It is difficult to legislate on waste and manufacturing on a global scale but the EU, European countries on a national level, the UK and ...
The right to repair bill SB 244 has been signed into law, which Apple has previously stated support for due to already complying with its requirements. Apple is at the center of many right to repair debates, but this time it's on theright sideof legislation. Californiahas signedthe right ...