Ryan Koch talks Right to Repair. We'll chat through what it's about, why it's important, and some legislation that's out there being considered.
Resources and Shoutouts:
- https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2021/07/14/president-bidens-right-to-repair-order-needs-strengthening-to-aid-consumers/
- https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4104
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/93y3np/new-york-senate-passes-electronics-right-to-repair-legislation
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/07/09/executive-order-on-promoting-competition-in-the-american-economy/
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7m8mx/john-deere-promised-farmers-it-would-make-tractors-easy-to-repair-it-lied
- https://uspirg.org/feature/usp/deere-headlights
- https://morelle.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-joe-morelle-introduces-fair-repair-act
- https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4006/committees
- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/02/why-right-to-repair-matters-according-to-a-farmer-a-medical-worker-a-computer-store-owner
- https://www.ifixit.com/Right-to-Repair/E-waste