Before revision: They seek to incentivize repair instead of replacement for consumer devices.2024Oregon bans parts pairing starting in 2025The first law to do so according to WIRED The first successful implementation of a right to repair came when Massachusetts passed the United States' first right to repair law for the automotive sector in 2012, which required automobile manufacturers to sell the same service materials and diagnostics directly to consumers or to independent mechanics as they used to provide exclusively to their dealerships.
After revision: They seek to incentivize repair instead of replacement for consumer devices.2024Oregon bans parts pairing starting in 2025The first law to do so according to WIRED2024Colorado passes Consumer Right to Repair Digital Electronic Equipment"...most comprehensive right to repair bill in the country" The first successful implementation of a right to repair came when Massachusetts passed the United States' first right to repair law for the automotive sector in 2012, which required automobile manufacturers to sell the same service materials and diagnostics directly to consumers or to independent mechanics as they used to provide exclusively to their dealerships.