Tech companies are trying to neuter Colorado’s landmark right-to-repair law
A state bill is a glimpse of how corporations are limiting people's ability to make their own fixes and upgrades.
Right-to-repair efforts are gaining headway in the US. A lot of that movement has been led by state legislation in Colorado. Since 2022, Colorado has passed bills giving users the tools, instructions, and legal capabilities to fix or upgrade their own wheelchairs, agricultural farming equipment, and consumer electronics. Similar efforts have rippled out through the country, where repair bills have been introduced in every US state and passed in eight of them. “Colorado has the broadest repair rights in the country,” says Danny Katz, executive director CoPIRG, the Colorado branch of the consumer advocate group Pirg. “We should be proud of leading the way.”Read full article Comments
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Colorado has pioneered right-to-repair legislation since 2022, passing bills that require manufacturers to provide tools, instructions, and legal support for fixing wheelchairs, agricultural equipment, and consumer electronics, making it the state with the broadest repair rights in the U.S. Similar repair bills are now being considered in every state, with eight having already passed.
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