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Colorado right-to-repair law covering consumer electronics now in effect (www.denver7.com)
submitted 2 days ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The new law will save the average household around $382 in repairs each year, according to the Colorado Public Interest Research Group.

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[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The latest right-to-repair law includes exemptions for marine vessels, aviation, motor vehicles, medical devices, certain safety and security equipment, and video game consoles

Ah so mostly useless for your common everyday items that you would want to repair yourself then. Got it.

edit: well reading the actual I guess a good chunk of household items /could/ be repaired but, the bill seems to have no teeth, and I dislike how loose it is when it comes to actually providing replacement parts. They don't even require releasing schematics or diagnostic tools.