@arstechnica Oregon’s new right-to-repair law, the first of its kind, is a significant step towards consumer rights. Starting 2025, it bans software checks that block repair parts, promoting repairability and reducing electronic waste. This could set a precedent for other states to follow. #RightToRepair
@steelefortress@arstechnica My guess is that you'll see Apple continuing what they've been doing, and when challenged in court they'll spend years arguing that it's not a software check but actually a hardware check.
Que years of following lawyers arguing whether firmware in ROM is actually hardware or software.
@ScottStarkey@arstechnica Patents are the number one thing. If the feds assign patents rights to a company covering parts-pairing, then a state government cannot say companies cannot use them!
@andyhilmer@arstechnica Patents are the number one thing. If the feds assign patents rights to a company covering parts-pairing, then a state government cannot say companies cannot use them!
ToS second. But ToS can be struct down by the state courts.
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