In her American Recycler article “The Impact of Right to Repair on E-Waste,” Reporter Maura Keller, asked CM Law IP, Technology and Corporate Law Partner Courtney Lytle Sarnow to comment on the fact that “Electronic waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the world, but manufacturers make it hard for individuals and businesses to keep their electronics in use longer.” Until now, the Right to Repair movement works to make it easier and legal for people to fix the electronics they own – whether it’s a smartphone, a laptop, a car, or a tractor.
According to Sarnow, the Right to Repair is more of a movement than a specific law. Its mission is to reduce electronic waste and enable consumers to repair the things they buy, even when manufacturers use software protections to keep their operating systems’ IP proprietary. The groups seek to restrict manufacturers’ right to protect their proprietary intellectual property in favor of the newly-expressed “right” of consumers to be able to repair their many electronic and mechanical devices.
The basic concept, she says, is that consumers are being harmed by the increasing technical complexity…
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