All 50 States Have Now Introduced Right to Repair Legislation.

The right to repair is a somewhat token topic on U.S. soil, as machinery companies are not in the habit of allowing customers to repair machines they now own, indirectly forcing them to have to rely on the manufacturing company each time, having to wait for a trained technician to come out. This practice keeps the original company's pockets full, but costs customers more and more revenue as they may be left without a working machine for days on end.

Recently, however, right-to-repair legislation has finally been introduced in all 50 states. Although it has not yet been approved by all, this introduction clearly highlights the strength of the grassroots political movement behind this major step forward.

Thus, this change obliges manufacturers to sell replacement parts and make repair manuals available; it also prohibits the use of technological protective measures that would necessarily require the intervention of a specific technician.