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petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Monday, 20-Mar-2023 02:43:55 JST petersuber

I'm very glad to see farmers win the right to repair their tractors. It's a win for consumers against bogus #IP objections from manufacturers.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64206913
#RightToRepair, #RightToTinker
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  US farmers win right to repair John Deere equipment
  
  from https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews
  
  The grassroots movement has grown among consumers around the world as repair costs soar.
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  @petersuber @conservancy watch this go nowhere in two weeks
  
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  Update. Turns out that John #Deere has been using open code under the #GPL w/o living up to the license. The Software Freedom Conservancy (@conservancy) is calling on it to comply — which would greatly enhance #farmers' #RightToRepair.
  https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/mar/16/john-deere-gpl-violations/
  "We…publicly call on John Deere to immediately resolve all of its outstanding GPL violations…by providing complete source code…that the GPL & other copyleft licenses require, to the farmers & others who are entitled to it."
  #OpenSource
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    John Deere's ongoing GPL violations: What's next
    
    I grew up on a farm. My parents worked hard to grow crops and manage the farm business. My parents also found additional jobs to make ends meet. As farmers have done for millennia, my family used tools to farm. Some of those tools were tractors. Farmers now, as they have for thousands of years, rely on their ability and right to fix their tools. Perhaps that's bending a hand rake back into shape. Maybe they need to weld a broken three-point hitch back together. Agriculture was humanity's first truly revolutionary technological advancement. Since its inception, each generation of farmers exercised their right to repair their tools. This has allowed agriculture to grow and improve immeasurably. We take for granted the benefits that this has given us, and the abundance of food it provides.
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Monday, 20-Mar-2023 02:43:53 JST petersuber
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  Update. In rural America, right-to-repair laws are the leading edge of a pushback against growing corporate power.
  https://theconversation.com/in-rural-america-right-to-repair-laws-are-the-leading-edge-of-a-pushback-against-growing-corporate-power-199372
  "Under the agreement, John #Deere promises to give farmers and independent repair shops access to manuals, diagnostics and parts. But there’s a catch – the agreement isn’t legally binding, and, as part of the deal, the influential #FarmBureau promised not to support any federal or state #RightToRepair legislation."
  #patents
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    In rural America, right-to-repair laws are the leading edge of a pushback against growing corporate power
    
    from Leland Glenna
    
    Corporations restrict what farmers can do with their own seeds, as well as their farm equipment when it breaks down.
  Free Software Foundation and Bø!rge repeated this.
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Monday, 20-Mar-2023 02:43:54 JST petersuber
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  Excellent background from @doctorow.
  https://doctorow.medium.com/john-deeres-repair-fake-out-79da4978f4c1
  "#Deere abuses copyright law to force farmers to pay for official repairs — even when the farmer does the repair. That’s possible thanks to a practice called VIN locking, in which engine parts come with #DRM that prevents the tractor from recognizing them until they pay hundreds of dollars for a John Deere technician to come to their farm and type an unlock code into the tractor’s console."
  Plus: The win is not as good as it looks.
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    John Deere’s repair fake-out
    
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    So many strings attached.
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 00:20:32 JST petersuber
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  Update. The #RightToRepair law approved by #Maine voters last November (by 84%) was limited to cars. A new bill in Maine would extend the right to electronic devices (with some exceptions). More details.
  https://www.themainewire.com/2024/02/maine-lawmakers-consider-right-to-repair-for-electronic-devices/
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    Maine Lawmakers Consider "Right to Repair" for Electronic Devices - The Maine Wire
    
    from Libby Palanza
    
    Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would institute a statewide consumer products rule — dubbed the “right to repair” — for electronic devices. LD 1487 — An Act to Ensure That Residents of the State Have the Right to Repair Their Own Electronic Devices — was sponsored by Sen. Mike Tipping (D-Penobscot) last year
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 00:20:34 JST petersuber
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  Update. "#Apple might’ve backed a #RightToRepair bill in #California, but it was spotted lobbying 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 a new bill in #Oregon that tries to ban the practice known as parts pairing."
  https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/9/24067957/apple-right-to-repair-oregon-bill-parts-pairing-ban
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    Apple argues against right-to-repair bill that would reduce its control
    
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    Apple supports the right to repair — but only to an extent.
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 00:20:36 JST petersuber
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  Update. #Google supports the #RightToRepair bill in #Oregon, even as applied to #Pixel phones.
  https://9to5google.com/2024/01/11/pixel-right-to-repair/
  But it adds this proviso: "Legislation should acknowledge the risks borne by unskilled repairers and allow original equipment manufacturers (OEM) to provide parts assemblies rather than individual components to reduce the risk of injury."
  Primary source
  https://www.gstatic.com/gumdrop/sustainability/right-to-repair.pdf
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 00:20:41 JST petersuber
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  Update on the train-fixing Polish hackers and the train company's allegations of copyright infringement. Plus the hacker's "overwhelming evidence" that the company deliberately used artificial locks to disable the train.
  https://www.404media.co/polish-hackers-explain-exactly-how-they-fixed-trains-that-the-manufacturer-bricked/
  #RightToRepair
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    Polish Hackers Say Manufacturer's Repair DRM Killed Train's Power, Broke Compressor
    
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    They found code that killed power to the train and broke a train's compressor: "We are 100% certain of our findings."
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 00:20:43 JST petersuber
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  Inspiring #RightToRepair story from #Poland. Or perhaps it will be a #NoRightToRepair story.
  https://www.404media.co/polish-hackers-repaired-trains-the-manufacturer-artificially-bricked-now-the-train-company-is-threatening-them/
  "Three white-hat hackers helped a regional rail company in southwest Poland unbrick a train that had been artificially rendered inoperable by the train’s manufacturer after an independent maintenance company worked on it. The train’s manufacturer is now threatening to sue the hackers who were hired by the independent repair company to fix it."
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    Polish Hackers Repaired Trains the Manufacturer Artificially Bricked. Now The Train Company Is Threatening Them
    
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    After breaking trains simply because an independent repair shop had worked on them, NEWAG is now demanding that trains fixed by hackers be removed from service.
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 00:20:45 JST petersuber
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  Update. #Maine's #RightToRepair ballot initiative passed yesterday with an overwhelming 83.4% of the vote.
  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/07/us/elections/results-maine-question-4-right-to-repair.html
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    Maine Question 4 Election Results: Establish an Automotive “Right to Repair”
    
    See full results and maps from the 2023 Maine elections.
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 00:20:48 JST petersuber
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  Update. #Maine has a #RightToRepair initiative on the November 7 ballot.
  https://ballotpedia.org/Maine_Question_4,_%22Right_to_Repair_Law%22_Vehicle_Data_Access_Requirement_Initiative_(2023)
  #Referendum
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    Maine Question 4, "Right to Repair Law" Vehicle Data Access Requirement Initiative (2023)
    
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 00:20:50 JST petersuber
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  Update. From @pluralistic: #Apple's public support for #California's #RightToRepair legislation masks deep and effective opposition.
  https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/22/vin-locking/#thought-differently
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    Pluralistic: Apple fucked us on right to repair (again) (22 Sept 2023)
    
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 00:20:52 JST petersuber
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  Update. "#California Lawmakers Unanimously Pass #RightToRepair Legislation."
  https://www.404media.co/california-assembly-unanimously-passes-right-to-repair-legislation/
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    California Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Right to Repair Legislation
    
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    The bill previously unanimously passed the state Senate, meaning right to repair is very close to passing in America's most populous state.
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 00:20:54 JST petersuber
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  Update.
  #Scientology opposes the #RightToRepair. Wants to shield its E-Meter.
  https://www.404media.co/scientologists-ask-government-to-make-hacking-e-meters-illegal/
  #StreisandEffect
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    Scientologists Ask Federal Government to Restrict Right to Repair
    
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    A group representing L. Ron Hubbard asked the Copyright Office to alter a repair exemption that makes it legal to hack Scientology's E-Meter—and lots of other electronics, too.
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 00:20:57 JST petersuber
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  Update. There's a strong #RightToRepair bill in #Michigan with grassroots support from #farmers.
  https://michiganadvance.com/2023/08/23/michigan-farmers-urge-state-lawmakers-to-pass-right-to-repair-legislation/
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    Michigan farmers urge state lawmakers to pass 'right to repair' legislation • Michigan Advance
    
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    Farmers, environmental groups and farming advocates from across Michigan are urging state lawmakers to pass House Bill 4673, which would allow farmers and ranchers to fix their own equipment instead of being forced to turn to manufacturer-authorized repair centers for what they said often amounts to costly and time-consuming assistance. “Farmers are at the frontlines […]
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 00:21:03 JST petersuber
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  Update.
  The #RightToRepair Is Law in #Minnesota. #California Should Be Next
  https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/right-repair-law-minnesota-california-should-be-next
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    The Right to Repair Is Law in Minnesota. California Should Be Next
    
    from Thorin Klosowski
    
    Last week, Minnesota governor Tim Walz signed an omnibus bill that includes a comprehensive right to repair law requiring manufacturers to make spare parts, repair information, and tools available to consumers and repair shops. This law builds on smaller, but still significant, wins in Colorado,...
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  petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 00:21:05 JST petersuber
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  Update. #Colorado governor signs tractor #RightToRepair law opposed by John #Deere.
  https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/colorado-governor-signs-tractor-right-to-repair-law-opposed-by-john-deere/
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    Colorado governor signs tractor right-to-repair law opposed by John Deere
    
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    Manufacturers must provide repair parts, embedded software, and documentation.

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