Legislation
All CategoriesLaws 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.
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…
Big Tech Doesn’t Like DIY Repair, But Won’t Say Why In Public
The most interesting thing about Tuesday’s Right to Repair hearing in Washington state was what the tech lobbyists wouldn’t say. Representatives of manufacturing and technology trade groups largely avoided answering…
Europe’s First Repair Legislation Is Going Into Effect In 2021
After months of voting accompanied by citizen protests, the European Commission’s new Ecodesign Directive—the first legislation to include Right to Repair language in Europe— is announced and will go into…