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If you click through to the (much better) article on The Markup, you can see that the lobbying group strongly advocating killing the bill entirely and apparentl
by tootie 4y ago
If you click through to the (much better) article on The Markup, you can see that the lobbying group strongly advocating killing the bill entirely and apparently thought they had succeeded until was voted through and signed. Their request for revisions to be based on some genuine concerns that being obligated to sell every component off-the-shelf means they are telling competitors (and counterfeiters) exactly how to build their devices. It seems like it was just laziness on Hochul's part to just accept their terms verbatim instead of meeting in the middle. But the bill is still a first of it's kind and huge win for Right to Repair.
- dtx1 4y agoNope, thats what they want you to believe. It was always only about making the dame parts and schematics available that their own repair people habe access to
- kevviiinn 4y agoMeeting in the middle is an illusion when the window keeps shifting
- tootie 4y agoIdk what this means in this context. There are basically zero right to repair laws in America except this one. Prior to December, no company had any obligation at all. NY just created the window. Once this goes into effect, tech companies are going to essentially forced to comply in order to operate in NY. The other 49 states or the federal government can basically only make the rule broader.