{"id":80383,"date":"2024-03-05T01:47:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T01:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/05\/oregon-is-about-to-sign-or-veto-the-strongest-right-to-repair-law-yet\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T01:47:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T01:47:09","slug":"oregon-is-about-to-sign-or-veto-the-strongest-right-to-repair-law-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/05\/oregon-is-about-to-sign-or-veto-the-strongest-right-to-repair-law-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon is about to sign \u2014 or veto \u2014 the strongest right-to-repair law yet"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Oregon\u2019s landmark right-to-repair law is nearly here \u2014 today, SB 1596 passed the Oregon legislature<\/a>, and is headed to Governor Tina Kotek\u2019s desk to sign or veto within the next five days. It\u2019s a big deal, because the Oregon law would be the first to ban \u201cparts pairing,\u201d a practice where companies can keep you from using components (sometimes even official<\/em> ones<\/a>) unless that company\u2019s software is satisfied that they belong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Similar to California\u2019s right-to-repair law<\/a>, the Oregon bill also requires companies to make the same parts, tools, and repair documents available to any owners that it offers to authorized repair shops, and without charging any more for them. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It doesn\u2019t specify a number of years that companies need to make those items available, though \u2014 California mandates seven years, while the Oregon bill suggests companies could simply stop producing them. It also comes with typical carveouts for video game consoles, medical devices, HVAC equipment, energy storage, various kinds of engines… and electric toothbrushes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Like California and Minnesota\u2019s laws, it wouldn\u2019t apply to phones sold before July 1st, 2021. But for all other gadgets, it goes all the way back to July 1st, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The ban on parts pairing wouldn\u2019t apply to any existing device, though \u2014 only consumer electronics manufactured after January 1st, 2025. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We spoke with iFixit CEO Kyle Weins about parts pairing, and how the fight for right-to-repair was just getting started, on this October episode of The Vergecast:<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Today, Weins says<\/a> he\u2019s \u201cbeyond proud of my home state for passing the strongest-yet electronics Right to Repair bill.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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