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April 2024

Repair Is A Beacon Of Hope During Earth Week
Solving the climate crisis is hard. Repair is one way to get started. Also: Victory in Europe! EU Parliament passes right to repair directive. Also…
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Jack Monahan
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Apple's Embrace Of Used Parts Has Limits. Also: Maine Senate Kills Effort To Gut Auto Repair Law
Apple's decision to embrace used parts has one big exception. Also: Maine's Senate killed an effort to gut an auto right to repair bill.
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Jack Monahan
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The Limits of Right to Repair
A legal scholar warns in essay that right to repair laws may not be enough to end overconsumption. Also: Microsoft says "no" to abandonware and Apple…
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Jack Monahan
Frustrating By Design: Apple's Unfriendly Repair Experience
A company that prides itself on sleek, seamless design and high quality user experience makes clear that the repair experience doesn't count. Also…
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Jack Monahan

March 2024

Oregonians Win the Right to Repair! Also: How Apple Weaponizes Interoperability
On Wednesday, Oregon's governor signed the nation's toughest right to repair legislation into law. Also: the DOJ is suing Apple, and green text bubbles…
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Jack Monahan
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Fight to Repair Newsletter
FTC and DOJ Weigh in On McFlurry Ice Cream Debacle
The DOJ and FTC offered support for a right to repair as the Copyright Office weighs a DMCA 1201 exemption for industrial equipment. Also: Amazon says…
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Jack Monahan
Colorado House Moves Repair Bill Forward
A week after Oregon’s House passed a right to repair bill, Colorado’s House did the same. How the fight for privacy and repair rights overlap. And…
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Fight to Repair Newsletter
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Jack Monahan
Oregon Legislature Sends Right To Repair Bill To Governor’s Desk
The Oregon House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 1596 sending the nation’s strongest right to repair law to Governor Tina Kotek to sign into…
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Fight to Repair Newsletter
Repair Coffee: Europe's Fight to Repair with Ugo Vallauri
Watch now | We're joined by Ugo Vallauri of The Restart Project to talk about the right to repair landscape for the European Union.
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Jack Monahan
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February 2024

Oregon Repair Bill Moves Closer To Passage. And: 4 Decades Of Lies About Plastics Recycling
An Oregon House Committee voted to approve a repair bill, moving it one step closer to passage. Also: the plastics industry knew recycling wouldn't…
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Jack Monahan
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Fight to Repair Newsletter
Framework Parts Power First Open Source Handheld
A YouTuber used parts from Framework's parts marketplace to create an open source version of Steam Deck. France's repair bonus saves 178k devices. Also…
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Jack Monahan
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