Groups working to help farmers and consumers get legal rights to the information and parts they want to fix equipment are pushing the Federal Trade Commission for regulations on manufacturers’ repair policies.
The FTC is analyzing a petition submitted earlier this year by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Education Fund and iFixit seeking “a rule protecting the right to repair,” while also considering more than 1,800 comments on the matter submitted by parties on both sides of the fight. The FTC could grant or deny the petition in whole or in part, according to a Federal Register notice. It could also “deem the petition insufficient to warrant commencement of a rulemaking proceeding.”
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