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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.

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The FTC Suing John Deere Is a Tipping Point for Right-to-Repair (www.wired.com)
submitted 5 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/right2repair@discuss.tchncs.de
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Today the US Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against farming equipment manufacturer Deere & Company—makers of the iconic green John Deere tractors, harvesters, and mowers—citing its longtime reluctance to keep its customers from fixing their own machines.

“Farmers rely on their agricultural equipment to earn a living and feed their families,” FTC chair Lina Khan wrote in a statement alongside the full complaint. “Unfair repair restrictions can mean farmers face unnecessary delays during tight planting and harvest windows.”

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[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 32 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm guessing Deere will just ~~bribe~~ lobby the new administration to make the fight reset.

[–] jonne 15 points 5 months ago

They'll just 'invest' a few million dollars into the Trump shitcoin and magically the FTC will back down.

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I expect the new FTC chair will toss this when they get into office, but I guess we'll have to see how things play out

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago

probably. diaperking don't care about the farmer vote, but the big companies can still cut checks.

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

I imagine they'll do all the legwork and put forth a tight case. Then none of it will matter and the whole thing will get tossed because reasons

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

The Trump Supreme Court has entered the chat.

[–] Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

There are several republican members who were once farmers so I hope this doesn't get dropped.

[–] Tbird83ii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago

You seem to forget, American politics, especially Republicans, are governed by the age old law of "Fuck you, I got mine".