• grue@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Or, make a full collecting and recycling tax to be paid by those uncaring clients.

    No, that’s not good enough. “Right to repair” is kind of an unfortunate name, because it really shouldn’t be just about repair. My property rights include a right to modify, too, and letting manufacturers off the hook by doing first-party replacements instead of facilitating work by third-parties is not sufficient to protect that right!