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...
What can we infer about Right to Repair laws in the USA? B) A. They may be adopted soon. B. They have a very long way to go. C. They are ignored by the president. D. They are rejected by most tech companies Kyle Wiene B) 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 答案见上 反馈 收藏...
We conceptualize right to repair laws as requiring original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to walk back significant first-mover advantages, much of which comprise intellectual property rights. Doing so reduces rivals' costs, which in turn increases competition in repair markets and environmental quality...
Lawmakers in20 stateshave introduced bills that would force manufacturers to share their manuals and diagnostic tools with electronics owners. If passed, these laws would mean that do-it-yourself dabblers and independent fix-it shops could get the same info that official repair partners do to corr...
Apple argues against right-to-repair bill that would reduce its control Jan 24, 2024 iFixit says getting to the Motocompacto’s battery is “a bit of a pain in the arse chore.” The site’s teardownshowed the company’s engineers “spared at least some thought” to making it something ...
Manufacturers want to throughly control how people use the products they sell, but their interests rarely align with those of society. Right-to-repair laws fix that.
maintenance and reuse (Manwaring et al.,2022). The transition towards a regenerative consumption culture has underpinned recent changes in the legislative framework in the USA and the European Union, namely with the introduction of legislation promoting consumers’ right to repair their products. Such...
If you're interested in reading the EU Circular Economy Action Plan, you can check it out below. It has information pertaining to not just the right to repair laws, but other plans that the EU will try to take action on as well. ...
As of today, Fair Repair bills are in place in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Colorado, New York, and California, while 20 other states are working on the Right to Repair legislation. However, the laws have different focuses. California’s law, for example, includes all consumer electronics ...
Some 17 states have now introduced so-called "right to repair" legislation despite strident opposition from consumer electronics manufacturers, including Apple. If passed, the laws would force manufacturers to provide essentials like repair manuals and spare parts to the public. Propo...