Right to Repair

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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.

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Oregon is about to sign — or veto — the strongest right-to-repair law yet (www.theverge.com)

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So long, parts pairing?

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This is the best summary I could come up with:

It also comes with typical carveouts for video game consoles, medical devices, HVAC equipment, energy storage, various kinds of engines... and electric toothbrushes.

Like California and Minnesota’s laws, it wouldn’t apply to phones sold before July 1st, 2021.

The ban on parts pairing wouldn’t apply to any existing device, though — only consumer electronics manufactured after January 1st, 2025.

Apple came out against Oregon’s right-to-repair bill ahead of those votes, even though it eventually wound up supporting the California one.

We spoke with iFixit CEO Kyle Weins about parts pairing, and how the fight for right-to-repair was just getting started, on this October episode of The Vergecast:

Today, Weins says he’s “beyond proud of my home state for passing the strongest-yet electronics Right to Repair bill.”

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