“Right to Repair” Law Requires Manufacturers to Give Up the Fix in New York

To give consumers the ability to repair their own electronic devices, New York is leading the way in “Right to Repair” legislation with its Digital Fair Repair Act, N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 399-NN (2022). The Digital Fair Repair Act (DFRA or the Act) requires manufacturers to provide digital electronic equipment owners and unauthorized repair providers with the information and tools necessary to make repairs to the manufacturers’ equipment. The Act affects digital electronic equipment manufactured…
By: K&L Gates LLP