Also since the right to repair is a closed catalog it liberates other manufacturers from providing the right.
At the end it may be a law that will do repair not easier but even harder.
Also since the right to repair is a closed catalog it liberates other manufacturers from providing the right.
At the end it may be a law that will do repair not easier but even harder.
* Security patches help determine the lifetime of the goods
* Feature changes must be reversible and can't diminish performance/responsiveness
So you can buy a smartphone, and if it says 3 years expected lifetime, the company must patch it for 3 years. If the company adds an antifeature, you reverse it.
Wish that was around when Sony removed the ability to run Linux on the PS3. ;)
This is has been my experience often when the government tries to push legislation that deals with complicated topics. It turns out that they don't really know the field so they turn to some "industry experts" who are experts precisely because it is their livlehood and then they push an expansion of their ability to monopolize their part of the market.
Ultimately a bunch of concerned citizens and hobbyist are unlikely to match the time, effort, and motivation of those who depend on something for their livelihood.