Category: Legislation | Page 5

Laws that secure your rights to tinker and fix your stuff are important, and worth fighting for. Here’s what’s happening in the halls of power.

Activism

Sign Our Petition: Tell the FTC to Fix Our Broken Repair Economy

Tech companies have been trying to lock down and control the repair market for far too long, boxing out small repair businesses and device owners. That’s why we’re asking the…

March 31, 2021

by Kerry Sheehan - iFixit

Tech News

Apple Is Using France’s New Repairability Scoring—Here’s How It Works

A little wrench can make a big difference. In France, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and other device makers are moving toward transparency and better long-term support for their products. They’re not…

March 1, 2021

by Kevin Purdy

Right to Repair

Top European Right to Repair Wins 2020

Looking back on 2020, it’s hard to avoid the bad times—but good things can grow, even under heavy rain. The challenges of isolation and a disrupted supply chain led to…

December 31, 2020

by Dorothea Kessler - iFixit

Legislation

Copyright Law Is Bricking Your Game Console. Time to Fix That

December 11, 2020

by Jeff Suovanen - iFixit

Right to Repair

Massachusetts Just Passed the World’s Most Advanced Right to Repair Law

Tuesday night was momentous for the technology industry in more ways than most readers may realize. With 74.8% of Massachusetts voters approving, “Question 1” or the “Right to Repair Law” Vehicle Data Access Requirement…

November 3, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

iFixit

Announcing iFixit Repairability Consulting

In 2003 Kyle Wiens broke his iBook. When he tried to fix it, instructions didn’t exist online—so he tinkered, fiddled, and eventually fixed it. But his experience was miserable. The…

September 22, 2020

by Kay Kay Clapp - iFixit

Right to Repair

First Federal Right to Repair Bill Wants to Lift Medical Fix Restrictions During COVID-19

This is not a time for companies that make medical devices to be secretive and possessive with their repair manuals. And yet, nearly 92 percent of biomedical repair technicians reported…

August 6, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

Right to Repair

Tell Your Friends in Massachusetts to Vote Yes for Car Repair Data

America has a big decision to make with its November ballot. In Massachusetts, there’s a smaller, but still important decision: Who should be able to see the data your newer…

August 4, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

Legislation

Action, please! Europe’s vision for a circular economy

The European Commission just published its Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), aiming to pave Europe’s way towards a sustainable products policy and a circular economy. One of its goals is…

March 13, 2020

by Dorothea Kessler - iFixit

Right to Repair

Fixers Know What ‘Repairable’ Means—Now There’s a Standard for It

Last week, three years of arguing with industry finally paid off, as the European standard EN45554 was published. This official document with an unexciting name details ”general methods for the…

February 29, 2020

by Thomas Opsomer