A Major Win For The Correct To Repair Your Ain Materials (Aapl; De)

We've chronicled how manufacturers, most egregiously John Deere of all people, bring been inserting clauses into purchase agreements that basically state, errrmmm, that yous didn't genuinely purchase anything to a greater extent than than a service.
The U.S. copyright purpose would beg to differ amongst the manufacturers on i weapon they've been using.

From The Register, Oct 26:

Yes, Americans, yous tin interruption anti-piracy DRM if yous desire to repair roughly of your kit – USA govt
Landmark victory for right-to-fix movement

The USA Copyright Office has ruled that, inwards certainly circumstances, folks tin legally interruption a manufacturer's anti-piracy mechanisms – aka digital rights administration (DRM) – if they desire to repair their ain gear.

The "The Right to Repair Battle Has Come to Silicon Valley"
You didn't thinks all those posts on John Deere as well as "Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc." were only virtually tractors as well as textbooks did you? I mean, certainly they were, but they were likewise virtually whether yous ain the materials yous purchase as well as if the Supreme Court would uphold the First Sale Doctrine.

April 2015
John Deere Tells Patent Office That Purchasers Don't Actually Own the Machine They Paid For (DE)

May 2015
"John Deere Clarifies: It's Trying To Abuse Copyright Law To Stop You From Owning Your Own Tractor... Because It Cares About You" (DE)

November 2016
For the Next Two Years Auto Manufacturers Can't Have You Arrested...
...for trying to repair or alteration the software on your ain car.

March 2017
"Why American Farmers Are Hacking Their Tractors With Ukrainian Firmware" (DE)

Nov. 2017 
Logitech Once Again Shows That In The Modern Era, You Don't Really Own What You Buy