In one of the few things this President has done so far in his short tenure that we at The Freedomist support, Biden issued an executive order that seeks to clamp down on efforts by corporations to create products that can only be repaired by their ‘experts.’ Since that EO, Europe has joined the fight by passing laws protecting certain appliances, like refrigerators, from falling to the same repair limitations that John Deere Tractors and Apple iPhones now have.
Europe Champions the Right to Repair – Are other regions next?
From spectrum.ieee.orgFrom
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….Europe’s new regulations demand that manufacturers of washing machines, dishwashers, refrigerators, and displays (including televisions) make spare parts and repair documentation available to professional third-party repairers, preventing the kind of repair monopolies that manufacturers might otherwise maintain. Manufacturers must be able to supply these repairers with spare parts within 15 business days, and depending on the class of product and type of part, must continue to offer such support for 7 to 10 years. Matching rules went into effect in the United Kingdom at the start of July.
