Louis Rossmann has been criticizing the use of copyright to prevent owners of products from repairing them for some time:
Of course, this is all because of copyright.
See also Brian X. Chen, “Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers,” New York Times (Dec. 4, 2025), which also cannot be read because copyright protects its paywall.
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