About this episode

Louis Rossmann discusses the implications of digital ownership and the right to repair with host Alex Buxeda.

Louis Rossmann joins Alex Buxeda to discuss why you don't own your devices, how DMCA Section 1201 makes repair illegal, and what right to repair means for consumers, libertarians, progressives and everyone in between. FULU: https://fulu.org/our-story Consumer Rights Wiki: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/FUTO Repairs: https://rossmanngroup.com/ 00:00 Right to Repair: Why Fixing What You Own Is Being Made Illegal 01:22 From Mac Repairs to a Movement 07:05 You Can't Call It "Yours" — California's Digital Ownership Law 09:06 FUTO & the Consumer Rights Wiki 11:07 DMCA Section 1201: Repair Is Illegal and People Can Go to Prison 13:15 Your TV Is Spying on You — and That's a Business Model 17:11 Two Types of Activism: Lecturing People vs. Making Their Life Better 22:41 Right to Repair Is Bipartisan — Even Libertarians Should Want DMCA Gone 26:28 Stop Killing Games & Why Patents Actually Kill Innovation 28:41 The Zaxcom Patent: How One Patent Broke an Entire Industry 33:48 Competition Makes Everyone Behave Better (Non-Competes, Monopolies) 37:29 Forced Arbitration: The LG Refrigerator Contract Hidden in the Box 44:07 Why Both Libertarians and Progressives Miss the Point 51:12 How…

People in this episode

Host: Alex Buxeda

Guest: Louis Rossmann

Topics covered

• Right to Repair
• Consumer Rights
• Digital Ownership
• DMCA Section 1201
• Activism
• Patents and Innovation
• Bipartisan Issues

Keywords

• Right to Repair
• DMCA
• Consumer Rights
• Digital Ownership
• Activism
• Patents
• Innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FULU, Consumer Rights Wiki, rossmanngroup.com, California, EU, US

Products: LG Refrigerator, Zaxcom Patent

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