MEP EP#271: The Right to Repair

<ul> </ul><h4><a href="https://macrofab.com/blog/mep-ep271-the-right-to-repair/">MEP EP#271: The Right to Repair</a><br></h4><ul><li><a href="https://www.repair.org/stand-up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Right To Repair Dot Org</a></li> <li>The <b>Right to Repair Electronics</b> refers to government legislation that is intended to allow consumers the ability to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repair">repair</a> and modify their own <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics">consumer electronic devices</a>, where otherwise the manufacturer of such devices requires the consumer to use only their offered services. <ul> <li>This already exists for Autos for the most part <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_Vehicle_Owners%27_Right_to_Repair_Act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act</a></li> <li>Ending the "unfair monopoly" of car manufacturers maintaining control over repair information that could result in independent shops turning away car owners due to lack of information.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFIXIT Manifesto</a></li> <li>Movement: <ul> <li>Major Players <ul> <li>Apple <ul> <li>Do you really own your cell phone?</li> <li>Withholding repair information</li> <li>Requiring that all repairs happen at designated service centers</li> <li>ISL9240 charging chip from renesas</li> </ul> </li> <li>John Deere <ul> <li>Requiring repairs be done with approved contractors</li> </ul> </li> <li>Louis Rossmann of Rossmann Repair Group <ul> <li><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/lets-get-right-to-repair-passed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Go Fund Me</a></li> <li>1.55M subscribers</li> <li>$317,000</li> <li>Direct Ballot Initiative in Mass</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Impact? <ul> <li>Designers at the companies?</li> <li>Who is held liable for not providing the right