Tech companies are trying to neuter Colorado’s landmark right-to-repair law
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Tech companies are lobbying to weaken Colorado's landmark right-to-repair law, threatening momentum for similar legislation nationwide.
How This Affects You
If tech companies succeed in weakening repair rights, you may lose the legal ability to repair or upgrade your own electronics, wheelchairs, and farm equipment, forcing reliance on manufacturers for repairs.
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Tech companies are pushing back against Colorado's right-to-repair legislation, which since 2022 has granted consumers legal rights and access to tools and instructions needed to repair or upgrade wheelchairs, agricultural equipment, and consumer electronics. Colorado has enacted the broadest repair rights in the country, according to Danny Katz, executive director of CoPIRG, and similar bills have now been introduced in all 50 states with eight states passing their own repair legislation. The tech industry's resistance threatens to undermine the momentum of a movement that Colorado has positioned as a national model for consumer repair access.
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Eight states have passed repair legislation following Colorado's 2022 law, and similar bills have been introduced in all 50 states.
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