Right to Repair: Fixing the DMCA and Legalizing Tinkering

Presented at A New HOPE (2022), July 23, 2022, 5 p.m. (50 minutes)

You gotta fight! For your right! To fix and tinker with your stuff! But the evil Section 1201 of the DMCA still stands in your way. Kyle will lead a discussion on the latest efforts to fix that, from the leader of the coalition that passed Right to Repair in New York and is crusading for fixer rights everywhere.

Presenters:

• Kyle Wiens
  **Kyle Wiens (@kwiens)** is the CEO of iFixit, the free repair manual. He's dedicated his life to defeating the second law of thermodynamics, a battle fought in the courtroom as often as in the workshop. Kyle led the international coalition that established repair as a cornerstone of the circular economy and got the Right to Repair law passed in New York.

Links:

• https://scheduler.hope.net/new-hope/talk/E3RATC/
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/A New HOPE (2022)/A New HOPE (2022) Right to Repair - You Should Have the Right to Fix What You Own.mp4
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/A New HOPE (2022)/A New HOPE (2022) Right to Repair - You Should Have the Right to Fix What You Own.srt (subtitles)

Similar Presentations:

• May Contain Hackers (MCH2022) / Repair for Future
• HOPE 2020 Virtual Rescheduled / Inside the Fight for the Right to Repair: How Tractor Hacking Was Legalized
• The Circle Of HOPE (2018) / The Right to Repair Panel