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It's better than nothing. But introduced and passed are different things. An introduced bill may never actually become law. The upside is that this shows how p
by techjamie 2y ago
It's better than nothing. But introduced and passed are different things. An introduced bill may never actually become law.
The upside is that this shows how popular RtR is, and there's a good chance at least several states may implement their laws. At some point, even if it isn't universal, all it takes is enough states to force manufacturers to support independent repair by default.
- abeppu 2y agoIn particular it's depressing that the map near the top of the article shows that for a majority of states, the introduction of the bill is "historical", as in neither passed, active or current, but (IIUC) it was floated in some prior legislative session, but it's not even under consideration in the present session.
- immibis 2y agoThey could go for the Apple-in-Europe model, where you have the right to repair only if your geolocation detects you being in a state where it's mandatory for you to have that right, otherwise it still locks you out.