An extensive bill aimed at promoting economic competition and signed on Friday by President Joe Biden, calls on the Federal Trade Commission to enact regulations to limit anticompetitive restrictions that prohibit consumers' ability to repair their own gadgets on their own terms.
Ο Biden ζήτησε συγκεκριμένα από την FTC να καταργήσει τους “αθέμιτους αντιανταγωνιστικούς περιορισμούς στο δικαίωμα της επισκευής από τρίτους ή για την αυτο-επισκευή gadget, καθώς οι περιορισμοί που επιβάλλονται από τους ισχυρούς κατασκευαστές εμποδίζουν το κοινό να επισκευάζει τον ίδιο τους τον latest technology equipment. "
The bill is a major victory for proponents of the right to repair who have long been asking for the option to repair their technological devices themselves or through third parties, and not just from the manufacturer.
Right to Repair claims that everyone should have access to OEM parts, manuals and software which is required for the implementation of these repairs. Major gadget makers have been pushing to prevent this kind of accessibility to repair, but the right-to-repair movement has grown a lot in recent years.
In particular, Biden targeted mobile phone makers, who "impose restrictions on repairs, making them very expensive and time consuming, limiting the distribution of spare parts, diagnostic tools, and repair tools."
In a statement, PIRG Director of Repair Rights Nathan Proctor said, "It was a great day for the right to repair our devices."
“More repair options help save money and reduce downtime. This is a victory. "
