It needs to be pointed out that there were legal struggles last century over the right to repair automobiles. Car companies didn't want third parties to be allo

It needs to be pointed out that there were legal struggles last century over the right to repair automobiles. Car companies didn't want third parties to be allowed to fix their cars. At the time, governments generally decided in favour of consumer rights to their own purchases and the benefits of competition. As a disturbing sidenote, the "right to repair" issue has re-emerged with the computerization of cars: http://www.r2rc.eu/ http://www.r2rc.eu/