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The Tech Industry Has a New Plan to Stop Right to Repair Laws (www.404media.co)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/6395416

Faced with new laws in California and other states, big tech lobbyists want to sign a "Memorandum of Understanding" to prevent "a compliance market where lawyers drive the decisions."

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[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 11 points 10 months ago

most salient part "The industry is already pushing for something called a “Memorandum of Understanding,” which is what companies do when they want to create something that looks like a law, but is not a law. If they don’t get their way, they might try challenging the law in court."

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