Right to Repair is already hurling into action in 2019

These laws would restore our ability to fix the things we own by making parts, manuals, and diagnostic software available to consumers and independent repair shops. Over the last few years, the rag-tag Right to Repair coalition has scored a number of victories: legalizing cell phone unlocking in Congress, getting the FTC to rule “warranty void if removed” stickers null and void, and convincing the US Copyright office to grant a number of repair exemptions to federal copyright law. But Brian Engelhard, a repair shop owner in Portland, Oregon, countered this argument during a Washington state Technology Committee hearing last year: “If Apple can hire an 18 year-old kid to fix your battery, an independent store can find qualified people to do it also.” Right to Repair legislation would allow millions more to maintain the devices they already own, giving consumers more options about where and how to repair their products.

Source: ifixit.org