Right To Repair

Matthew Rimmer Script-ed Volume 20, Issue 1, February 2023 Matthew Rimmer* Download PDF Abstract Considering recent litigation in the Australian courts, and an inquiry by the Productivity Commission, this paper calls for patent law reform in respect of the right to repair in Australia. It provides an evaluation of the decision…

Discover the benefits of the right to repair and why it matters for our future. Learn how this movement can reduce e-waste, promote innovation, and give consumers more control over their devices. Join the conversation and find out how you can embrace the right to repair today. — Introduction Have you ever had a device break down and found yourself faced with the decision to either repair it or replace it? If you have, you're not alone. In fact, this is a common dilemma for many consumers today, especially in a world where planned obsolescence is rampant. But there's…

The technical implications of Right to Repair It’s easy to see Right to Repair as a fight against evil manufacturers that want to prevent us from repairing and modifying our own smartphones. We like to believe companies really only care about profits even if this creates more waste. There’s more…

Months after I bought the phone it got dropped on asphalt and the digitizer cracked. But not the screen. I kept using it like that for a couple of years in fact from 2016 to 2020. And from 2020 to 2022 the kids used it to play games or watch…

The Industry of Tech Repair I stood in a store to get my phone fixed. There was something wrong with the phone, and all it needed was some diagnostics to determine the cause. Yet, when I finally handed over the device to the store rep I was almost immediately told…