John Deere’s repair fake-out - Cory Doctorow - Medium

Last week, a seeming miracle came to pass: John Deere, the Big Ag monopolist that — along with Apple — has led the Axis of Evil that killed, delayed and sabotaged dozens of Right to Repair laws, sued…

In rural America, right-to-repair laws are the leading edge of a pushback against growing corporate power

Corporations restrict what farmers can do with their own seeds, as well as their farm equipment when it breaks down.

John Deere's ongoing GPL violations: What's next

I grew up on a farm. My parents worked hard to grow crops and manage the farm business. My parents also found additional jobs to make ends meet. As farmers have done for millennia, my family used tools to farm. Some of those tools were tractors. Farmers now, as they have for thousands of years, rely on their ability and right to fix their tools. Perhaps that's bending a hand rake back into shape. Maybe they need to weld a broken three-point hitch back together. Agriculture was humanity's first truly revolutionary technological advancement. Since its inception, each generation of farmers exercised their right to repair their tools. This has allowed agriculture to grow and improve immeasurably. We take for granted the benefits that this has given us, and the abundance of food it provides.

Colorado governor signs tractor right-to-repair law opposed by John Deere

Manufacturers must provide repair parts, embedded software, and documentation.

The Right to Repair Is Law in Minnesota. California Should Be Next

Last week, Minnesota governor Tim Walz signed an omnibus bill that includes a comprehensive right to repair law requiring manufacturers to make spare parts, repair information, and tools available to consumers and repair shops. This law builds on smaller, but still significant, wins in Colorado,...

Scientologists Ask Federal Government to Restrict Right to Repair

A group representing L. Ron Hubbard asked the Copyright Office to alter a repair exemption that makes it legal to hack Scientology's E-Meter—and lots of other electronics, too.

California Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Right to Repair Legislation

The bill previously unanimously passed the state Senate, meaning right to repair is very close to passing in America's most populous state.

Pluralistic: Apple fucked us on right to repair (again) (22 Sept 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Maine Question 4, "Right to Repair Law" Vehicle Data Access Requirement Initiative (2023)

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Maine Question 4 Election Results 2023: Establish an Automotive “Right to Repair”

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Polish Hackers Repaired Trains the Manufacturer Artificially Bricked. Now The Train Company Is Threatening Them

After breaking trains simply because an independent repair shop had worked on them, NEWAG is now demanding that trains fixed by hackers be removed from service.

Polish Hackers Say Manufacturer's Repair DRM Killed Train's Power, Broke Compressor

They found code that killed power to the train and broke a train's compressor: "We are 100% certain of our findings."

Google Pixel supports Right to Repair bill, calls for 'parts assemblies' over lone components  

One of the last Pixel announcements of 2023 was a Diagnostic App and repair manuals, and Google today endorsed a proposed Right to Repair...

Apple argues against right-to-repair bill that would reduce its control

Apple isn’t ready to give up control of DIY repairs, as a company representative testified against a new right-to-repair bill in Oregon that targets parts pairing.

Maine Lawmakers Consider "Right to Repair" for Electronic Devices - The Maine Wire

Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would institute a statewide consumer products rule — dubbed the “right to repair” — for electronic devices. LD 1487 — An Act to Ensure That Residents of the State Have the Right to Repair Their Own Electronic Devices — was sponsored by Sen. Mike Tipping (D-Penobscot) last year