alt Hacker NewsRight to repair should cover things like putting locks on devices that are illegal to unlock to repair. Making it illegal to do whatever the Frick you want to something you bought. Making it illegal to make parts yourself or have 3rd party companies make a part.
It should not force companies to build parts for you. Forcing people to do work they do not want to is insane. That kind of talk would prevent me from building anything and letting my neighbor borrow it.
And no, saying "it wouldnt apply to you just <insert demographic>" doesn't make me feel any better about that.
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> It should not force companies to build parts for you.
If a company is unable to provide long-term support in the form of replacement parts, then they shouldn't be allowed to sell it to consumers. For decades, and for most devices, it was trivial to find replacement parts and/or swap out identical parts, even if they weren't made by the original manufacturer. You can get replacement parts for cars made in the 90s, 80s, 70s.
It should not be acceptable to buy something as important and life-changing and expensive as this exoskeleton, and the manufacturer just fucks off and provides no way to maintain it long-term.
Freedom doesn't exist. Every corporation is bound by laws and regulations. "Forcing people to do work they do not want to". We aren't talking about regular people like you or me. We're talking about corporations. They're regularly "forced" to do things they don't want to, to the benefit of their customers and society as a whole. You need better arguments if you want to argue against regulating companies.
Aren't automobile manufacturers required to carry and provide stock for cars parts for a certain number of years?
> Forcing people to do work they do not want to is insane.
Does "We won't send you this part we already built and currently have in stock, and we won't send you a schematic for it either. You must reverse engineer it and build it yourself if you want to resume being able to walk and control your bowels and bladder" constitute forcing a person to do work they do not want to?