Fight To Repair News

In this week's newsletter: technicians at Embodied, Inc. are working on open source software to keep the #Moxierobots working after its cloud servers shut down. And: senators call out automakers for opposing right to repair legislation. That and other #righttorepair news from Ars Technica, Ratchet+Wrench, The Drive, Nextgov/FCW, and more! https://lnkd.in/eWthQJpc

California's Attorney General launched an inquiry into soldering iron maker American Hakko Products' compliance with the state's right to repair law. It is already bearing fruit. Steven Rhine, the CEO of Rhine Labs in Vancouver, Washington, said that American Hakko Products (AHP), a leading manufacturer of soldering irons, released firmware he requested for two soldering stations. Hakko was in turn subject to an inquiry by California’s Attorney General over its compliance with the state’s newly enacted right to repair law that has started to make more repair information available to customers, according to the independent repair shop owner who filed the complaint. Rhine owns Rhine Labs, a Washington-based shop that repairs control boards for Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines like mills, lathes, elevators and other equipment owned by small businesses. He counts a number of California firms among his customers and HAKKO soldering stations are an important part of his business operation... Read more at https://lnkd.in/erJjCDVd #tech #righttorepair

In this week's newsletter, we look at the demise of Embodied, Inc., maker of the #Moxie emotional support robot for kids. The company said that its closure will render the $800 robots inoperable, but owners are pushing back. Also: industry groups are urging the incoming Trump administration to push back against efforts to win a right to repair. This and other #righttorepair news from Ars Technica, LA Times, Stars and Stripes, OECD - OCDE and more. https://lnkd.in/e4-D5Ej8

In our latest report: are state right to repair laws working? A recent action by the State of California Attorney General to launch an inquiry into soldering iron maker American Hakko Products, Inc. after a complaint filed by an independent repair shop holds some clues! #righttorepair Nathan Proctor Steven Rhine, Repair.org - The Repair Association https://lnkd.in/e-RJZ7q8

In our latest newsletter: The Federal Trade Commission said that smart device makers that fail to disclose their software support plans may be violating federal law. Also: meet OpenWrt One: a wireless Internet router designed to be repairable! And #righttorepair news from 404 Media, Ars Technica, The American Prospect, The Federalist, The Auto Wire, TED-Ed and more! https://lnkd.in/dt4PN6sW

Our latest newsletter is out. We look at the question of whether the second Trump administration will help or hurt the effort to win a legal right to fix our stuff. Also: Netflix's new documentary #BuyNow takes on the e-waste epidemic. And #righttorepair news from Techdirt, Forbes, iFixit, More Perfect Union, Repairer Driven News and more! https://lnkd.in/eRV544F4

In this week's newsletter: with a vote by Parliament (and a nod from King Charles ??!) Canada took a big step ahead of the U.S. as a pro-repair economy. Also: cracked your Google #Pixel9Fold's screen? Get your wallet out. #righttorepair news from The Conversation Australia + NZ Investigate Midwest, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Car Repair Choice, Texas Public Policy Foundation and more. https://lnkd.in/eUN3x4DZ

In the latest Fight To Repair News: on #VeteransDay: the United States Department of Defense's inability to repair its equipment is costing soldiers their lives. Vets are pushing Congress for a fix. Also: a young UK engineer designed an electric kettle just about anyone can fix and the European Union needs to emphasize #reuse and #repair as it pushes for a more circular economy - that and other #righttorepair news from The Verge, LawDotKom, RideApart Inc., Right to Repair Europe, Repair.org - The Repair Association, Irish Farmers Journal and more!

The latest Fight To Repair News is out with a look at how the #righttorepair issue has cropped up in campaigns from President on down. Also: Canada's copyright reform law aways the King Charles's approval (??!) and other news from MSN, Repairer Driven News, RealAgriculture, iFixit, Netflix Edison Motors Ltd and more! https://lnkd.in/exx8ngC4

In this week's newsletter: The U.S. Copyright Office 's #DMCA Section 1201 exemption for repairing McDonald's #McFlurry machines, made by Taylor Corporation, is good news for franchisees, but the reality may disappoint. Also: the Federal Trade Commission investigates John Deere over repair restrictions, and more #righttorepair news from Reuters, Hackaday, heise online, Population Matters and more. https://lnkd.in/enkDZ4gD