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Consumer Rights

DRM Kitty Litter: The Only Thing Stupider Than DRM Coffee

Earlier this year, we told you about Keurig’s attempt to quash off-brand coffee by integrating DRM into its newest model of brewing machine. At the time, we thought that coffee…

December 30, 2014

by Julia Bluff - iFixit

Consumer Rights

Copyright Is Screwing Over Blind People and Taking Their Right to Read

For more than a decade, the visually-impaired have been locked in an excruciatingly slow and circuitous battle against US copyright laws. And it’s left the visually-impaired with few options but…

December 18, 2014

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

E-Waste

UrJar Uses E-waste to Light Up the World

What does it take to turn the lights on in poverty-stricken, rural communities? According to a group of researchers from IBM, the solution just might be e-waste. And they’re proving…

December 17, 2014

by Julia Bluff - iFixit

Consumer Rights

Why Cellphone Unlocking Could Soon Be Illegal Once Again

In August, President Obama signed the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, a law ensuring that US companies and consumers have the right to unlock their own cellphones. Now,…

December 9, 2014

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Legislation

Copyright Law Is Being Rewritten Right Now, and You Can Help

Strap in, folks—because we’re about to talk copyright law. I’m aware that as soon as I string the words “copyright” and “law” together, eyes start to glaze over. I get…

December 9, 2014

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

E-Waste

Our Stuff Is Getting Harder to Recycle—and That’s a Huge Problem

Christmas is the high-water mark of new stuff—and a lot of that new stuff is going to be electronic. As Wired’s Christina Bonnington pointed out yesterday, the mounting influx of…

December 9, 2014

by Julia Bluff - iFixit

Legislation

Even After Cellphone Unlocking, the Battle Wages On

The new unlocking law in the U.S. only covers cell phones. Other devices—like tablets, consoles, and even cars—remain locked down. What’s more, our world is becoming ever more computerized. Everyday…

September 17, 2014

by Julia Bluff - iFixit

Activism

Fight for Your Right to Truly Own Your Things

If my phone were a person, it would be the Bionic Woman. Its body has been broken and rebuilt more times than I can count. Its brain has been modified,…

August 21, 2014

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Legislation

Cellphone Unlocking Victory Is Just the Beginning

Today, President Obama signed the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act into law. This signing comes almost two years after the Internet rose up against the archaic process that…

August 1, 2014

Legislation

Cellphone Unlocking: Next Stop, the White House

It’s been nearly two years since the American people demanded that Congress take steps to re-legalize cell phone unlocking. Today, Congress delivered. Earlier this month, the Senate unanimously approved the…

July 25, 2014

by Julia Bluff - iFixit