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EPISODE · Jan 23, 2020 · 49 MIN

Tell Us: Should Consumers Have The 'Right to Repair' Their Own Devices?

from Where We Live · host Connecticut Public Radio

If your smartphone screen cracks, do you get it fixed or trade it in for the latest model? Repairing items can be less wasteful, but there are also growing legal challenges for people whose business is to repair technology from smartphones to tractors. This hour, we talk about the “Right to Repair” movement. It's a debate that pits concerns about users’ ability to modify their own items against big companies’ concerns about intellectual property rights.Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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