A law that recognizes the `` right to repair '' has been enacted and will be effective in New York from July 1, 2023

On December 28, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hawkle signed the `` Digital Fair Repair Act '' that recognizes the `` right to repair '' for a wide range of electronic devices. The bill, signed by Gov. Houkle, has been controversial, with many conditions and exceptions, including amendments to the law, which will take effect on July 1, 2023. .

NY State Senate Bill S4104A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4104

New York breaks the right to repair bill as it's signed into law - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/29/23530733/right-to-repair-law-new-york-tech-hochul-oems-parts

New York's governor signs watered-down right-to-repair bill
https://www.engadget.com/new-york-right-to-repair-law-kathy-hochul-184654713.html

NY's Digital Fair Repair Act gets nerfed at last minute - Android Authority
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'Right to repair' is the right that users who have purchased products such as PCs and smartphones can repair themselves without going through the manufacturer's repair service. In fields such as electronic equipment, only manufacturers and specific repairers were supposed to be able to repair products, but this mechanism was subject to criticism that it was 'exclusive'.

Therefore, on June 1, 2022, the New York State Legislature passed the `` Digital Fairness Repair Act '', which recognizes the first `` right to repair electronic equipment widely '' in the United States. The bill would require all manufacturers to make digital electronic products servicable for both consumers and independent stores.

The New York State Legislature passed the first bill in the United States that recognizes the ``right to repair'' for a wide range of electronic devices - GIGAZINE

On December 28, about seven months after the passage of the bill, Governor Hawkle of New York signed the bill and officially enacted it. The Digital Fair Repair Act will come into effect on July 1, 2023.

On the other hand, as a result of lobbying by electronic product manufacturers such as Apple and Google against this bill, several amendments have been added from the original draft.

Apple and Google are opposing the bill that recognizes the 'right to repair' passed by an overwhelming majority and are trying to prevent enforcement - GIGAZINE

The legislated Digital Fairness Repair Act allows OEMs to sell parts in groups rather than individual parts. Smartphone makers group motherboards, batteries, and displays together for sale, so even if you only need one of these parts, you need to buy all three, resulting in a new smartphone purchase. It is said to be

Also, OEMs no longer need to provide passwords to bypass security features. In other words, if a device is password locked for some reason, the smartphone manufacturer does not need to provide a way to unlock it. Therefore, consumers need to purchase new smartphones.

While Gov. Hawkle said the amendments were 'to reduce the risk of physical harm and security issues during repairs,' repair technician Louis Rothman said the amendments resulted in 'this bill. is functionally useless.'

Additionally, the Digital Fairness Repair Act will only apply to devices manufactured and sold in New York after July 1, 2023, and will not apply to devices manufactured or sold prior to the bill's effective date. It has been pointed out that

But Nathan Proctor, director of the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), a consumer rights group, said, ``It's not everything we wanted, but it's the first law in the United States, and it's just the beginning.'' said in a statement .