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California Just Became the Third State to Pass Electronics Right to Repair (www.ifixit.com)
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California Just Became the Third State to Pass Electronics Right to Repair::Right to Repair just won in Big Tech’s backyard: California’s Right to Repair Act, Senate Bill 244, has passed the state legislature on a 50–0 vote.

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[–] TheColonel@reddthat.com 34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

For those wondering, the other two are Minnesota & New York.

[–] pulaskiwasright@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

And NY passed it in name only. The government only passed it after letting the industry rewrite it to be mostly useless.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Thank you

[–] kaklerbitmap@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I haven't followed this as closely as I should have, but I remember seeing a Louis ~~Grossman~~ Rossmann* vid (huge right to repair advocate) essentially throwing his hands up at the New York version of this, as it basically took all teeth out of the bill by providing loopholes for companies to bypass the requirements for "safety concerns." Is it the same situation in the other states?

*I have no excuse I'm just an idiot

[–] MaxPower@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Louis Grossman

If that's not a joke I'm not getting -- that's not his name or you mean another huge right to repair advocate

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is Louis Rossmann, otherwise he is correct.

[–] Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Loo is gross, man...