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Fight to Repair reports from the front lines of the global fight for the right to repair our stuff. Written by Paul Roberts and Jack Monahan of Secure Resilient Future Foundation (SRFF), F2R brings you original reporting, news roundups and podcasts.
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Farmers Have Until December To Join In Deere’s Class Action Settlement. Here Are Their Options. (opens the original)
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Farmers covered by the proposed John Deere repair class-action settlement are receiving notices from attorneys explaining what happens next in the long-running class action lawsuit. Willie Cade of The Repair Association has a message for them: saying “NO!” may be your best option.In this new video for Fight To Repair News, Cade - a noted advocate for the rights of farmers - walks through the choices farmers who are part of the class action suit face under the settlement. He argues that the decis
What Does Deere Owe For Overpriced Repairs? Farmers Are Struggling To Find Out. (opens the original)
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Farmers hoping to sign on to a class action settlement with farm equipment giant John Deere may struggle to determine what they are owed.Data shared with farmers by John Deere on the inflated costs of equipment repairs is sowing confusion, and allegations that the company is understating the costs of equipment repairs farmers have incurred during the more than eight years covered by the class action settlement.Fight to Repair is reader-supported. Consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p
Study: Smartphone Makers Fail To Comply With EU Repair Law (opens the original)
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ContentsWhen an “F” becomes an “A”: how smartphone makers play with EU repair scoresJohn Deere Finally Has a Self-Repair Tool. Farmers Aren’t Exactly Celebrating<a href="https://fighttorepair.substack.com/i/215585602/nintendo-quietly-discovers-that-batteries-dont-
Texas’s Repair Law Goes Live While Massachusetts’ Strikes Out - Again (opens the original)
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ContentsEverything’s Bigger in Texas — Including The Right to RepairMeta Killed the Quest 1. Hackers Just Gave It New Life.From Junkyard to New Car: BMW Cracks the Code on High-
Does your software defined vehicle have an expiration date? (opens the original)
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Americans are keeping cars longer than ever: the average vehicle is now 12.8 years old, according to a report by Mobility Global. But as automobiles rapidly turn into computers on wheels, a new longevity problem is emerging: The engine may be fine. The software—or the computer running it—may not be.So-called “software-defined vehicles” (SDVs) are the norm in the auto industry, where vehicle makers like Tesla and Rivian have led the way in using software to control veh
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