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==Right to Repair in the US== | ==Right to Repair in the US== | ||
| − | In the United States decisions | + | ===Federal=== |
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_Vehicle_Owners%27_Right_to_Repair_Act | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_Act | ||
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| + | ==States== | ||
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| + | In the United States decisions can be made on a state legislative | ||
level, so it is your local representatives that can [https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative help make] a | level, so it is your local representatives that can [https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative help make] a | ||
difference. | difference. | ||
Revision as of 12:17, 12 June 2021
Contents
Right to Repair in the US
Federal
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_Vehicle_Owners%27_Right_to_Repair_Act
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_Act
States
In the United States decisions can be made on a state legislative level, so it is your local representatives that can help make a difference.
California
Hawaii
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Right to Repair had a significant win passing an advanced right to repair law in the recent November 2020 elections in Massachusetts, US.
- "If the car manufacturers' point is that they have built mobile surveillance platforms that non-consensually harvest so much data from us that if the wrong person gets access to them, they can destroy your life, then I think that the answer should be for them to stop spying on us with our cars," Cory Doctorow responded in an interview on WGBH.
- Kyle Wiens responded in a response on their blog, "Modern cars can send maintenance information directly to the manufacturers, cutting out local mechanics. Question 1 makes sure that consumers can continue to fix their own vehicles, or get them fixed at the shop of their choice."
- http://archive.boston.com/news/special/politics/2012/general/mass-ballot-question-1-election-results-2012.html
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
- 2021-06-10 Enacts the digital fair repair act https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/s4104
- https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/S618
