 Tom here for more systems and we're gonna dive into the right to repair again Because well, it's an unsettled issue and the fight is still ramping up We have lobbyists paid for by companies such as Comtea Who really don't like that people like Lewis Rossman who has put a lot of time and effort into you know fighting this bill and that stops your ability to repair devices you own and possess and I'll leave links to his channel and video in if you're watching this on YouTube Undoubtedly seen Lewis Rossman's video on this. They've actually asked him the lobbyists have they were trying to stop him from publishing these and These are public hearings They've been talking about and showing this and of course these tricent effect is really what if you want to look up a term Is really kicking in because as companies like Comtea keep lobbying against it and companies like well Rossman's and I'm trying to do my part as well are exposing and talking about the fact that the right to repair is Being fought by these other companies. It's only raising more awareness and hopefully getting the public more engaged Call your senator support the EFF etc And I'll leave a link to some articles and more resources and of course like I said if the simplest is the EFF They're really been on the right side of this for a long time now for those you saying I don't have any desire to repair My own devices. Why should I care and I just really like this quote regarding free speech and privacy from Edward Snowden That says arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you Don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say so you have nothing to say Maybe you don't care about the First Amendment, but the reality is I know if you're watching this video You're watching it on some device undoubtedly that you own and the whether or not you're able to repair that device is In jeopardy based on some of these bills now. I have something in front of me. Just this laptop And why would someone bring a laptop to a small repair shop? And this is really simple people bring things to different repair shops. It's not you know, I'm gonna be a little bit Frank about this it is a terrible experience dealing with any of the manufacturers when it comes to getting things repaired they have just not created a great ecosystem and They have companies like me and someone's gonna say well You're just self-interested or so is Rossman because you run repair facilities This is just you just wanting to get a piece of the pie that these Manufacturers and OEMs on a lockdown and well there is definitely we do set you know make money repairing this Well, why are we able to undercut the OEMs? Well, the OEMs sometimes want to lock you in not give us resources tools and come down to the point of going legally after us and anyone who's dealt with the OEMs in terms of customer experience and You know, it's terrible You know taking it to the manufacturer that made it and dealing with them is generally a lot of phone calls to people that may not speak Your language very well, and we'll sit you in call queues forever hoping to either wait you out So you'll just go and get angry and buy another brand or you will Eventually get through to someone and then you have to decide is your time worth sending it to them getting it to Them and dealing with their whole process. This has been just an absolute pain And this is why if it wasn't for this market and I'm creating this They wouldn't be all these repair shops like us that go around fixing things. It's as simple as that It's just a it's inhibiting the free market is what this is a lot about and I've seen it twisted and conflated By these lobbyists to say no no no This is the going to hurt people wanting to get in there because they're gonna have to Allow other companies to repair their stuff and put resources not just into designing something But then in being able to make that stuff public well, the reality is you can see how they are trying to conflate this You're like, yeah, that would make it hard for someone to start up a new company and design a new phone And then they'd have to make tools available. No, they took the time to design and make the schematics We're just asking that, you know You don't come after us legally when we take that thing back apart and obviously to build anything requires design schematics So making it information public Not that big of a deal these public documents I've been in a repair industry for a long time electronic repair. I did TV repair I did even VCR repair that dates me if the gray hair doesn't enough for things. I've fixed over the years and The ability to fix it is always just kind of been there No one's really had to think about it and what's happening though is these larger OEM companies are trying to make it illegal for you to repair And this is why we need a right to repair bill think of it more like a freedom of speech bill So it's not like another law that's creating more complexities for companies to do business In matter of fact, it just says no you can't restrict people like myself or Lewis Rossman or any other repair company from repairing Devices and how does this help the consumer in the big picture? You have more choice and there are people arguing Once again and creating it. Well, you know consumers could just choose a different product if that company didn't have satisfactory thing these the nature of making hardware and phones like I'm holding this Because this is a big piece of the device right here as things more and more go to mobile The rate to repair these type of devices it they're very difficult to manufacture Not just anyone can start up a phone company tomorrow and build one. There's a lot that goes into it so we have fewer choices because of the Technical details it takes to start a phone company to start a manufacturer of hardware So the market choices are a little bit limited. We're just asking that you don't limit people's repair choices Because that's a little bit different and you know someone brought us this laptop here It needed just a little piece replaced right here roll small part no big deal The part was actually inexpensive, but these are the restriction these OEMs are trying to do they try to stop you from even acquiring the parts and This is obviously just not good. It's not good for landfills It's not good for things like that because well they want to sell you another one not repair the existing one and Because we can repair this for a small part and a small fee the customer can have their laptop back And it actually has a more useful life left on it So once again, all of these lobbyists are trying to conflate this I'll leave links to some articles if you want to read further on this I just want to raise a little bit of awareness have people, you know Join in on this if there's something you can do contact your local lawmakers that this is going on in your area Work with the EFF the electronic frontier Foundation has been on the right side of this for a long time I'm follow Lewis Rossman for you know He's diving more in depth on this topic on there and I fully support what he's been doing and I was you know great to see People like I fix it They have been providing people the ability to tear down and information and schematics and all their stuff They do repair ability scores are amazing site amazing resource for people that want to repair things themselves So there's a lot out there and there's a lot writing on this. It is an important thing I don't want anyone to conflate this with some type of Anti-business or we're against small businesses, etc. Which I've seen and or even the crazy Well, you know OEMs will properly recycle things and stuff like that We properly recycle anything if this was unreparable for example We work with local recycling electronics recyclers. They keep that on landfills break all the parts down separate the battery Separate the parts that can be recycled with plastic electronics even the small EMS These are programs that are completely available to us It's not just large vendors that have the ability to recycle We're not throwing these away even when they can't be repaired and I'm work I would say most of the people I meet in the tech community We all have recyclers that we work with to dispose of things we can't repair So I haven't seen any of their arguments hold up with these lobbyists I just want to keep throwing it out there raise awareness and do my part if I can to keep this industry Floating like I said how it affects consumers you want a better experience You want to be able to fix your stuff you should care about us who take time is fixing it and the laws that affect that because You don't want to buy a device and find out that it's completely locked in vendor your OEM only I mean this has been well established in the car market And there's a reason not everyone takes things to the dealership because well there's an entire You know mechanics places and tire shops everything else for your car the concept is not that different And by the way that industry has also the automotive industry has also fought and lost to Lock the hood of your car down so you can't get into it And don't worry they're watching this too because this will set precedence and carry over to other industries so keep an eye on this keep reading on it make sure you stay up to date and Do your part to help if anything you can do to help like I said I'll leave links to some resources, but the EFF is a real simple one if you're looking for some You know easy way to do it. 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