Manitoba bill would ban suppliers from keeping repair parts private
www.winnipegfreepress.com
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government introduced what’s known as a right-to-repair bill Wednesday, aimed at ensuring consumers have options when they need to fix their vehicles, household app...
    • Troy@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I would presume you could make the legal argument, but try getting a repair manual for that ebike you bought off Amazon Marketplace from China…

      • a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.caEnglish
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        2 months ago

        That’s true, it would be tricky in some cases. It would be interesting to see how this pans out with big tech companies though. For example would Apple be required to provide third party repair shops with their batteries and screens etc? It will be interesting to see if thats the case