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Federal Rule May Speed Up McDonald's Ice Cream Machine Repairs

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-26T09:14:32.040944+05:30

- McDonald's ice cream machines are notorious for being **broken** due to strict copyright laws. - Only specially licensed technicians could legally repair them, leading to frequent outages. - A new federal ruling now allows technicians to **bypass the locks** put on the machines by the manufacturer. - This is seen as a victory for the **right to repair community**. - Franchise owners are now free to use devices to circumvent these locks, potentially reducing machine downtime. Source: [Techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/25/mcdonalds-broken-ice-cream-machines-could-get-fixed-faster-thanks-to-new-federal-rule/)

McDonald's ice cream machines are notorious for being broken due to strict copyright laws.
Only specially licensed technicians could legally repair them, leading to frequent outages.
A new federal ruling now allows technicians to bypass the locks put on the machines by the manufacturer.
This is seen as a victory for the right to repair community.
Franchise owners are now free to use devices to circumvent these locks, potentially reducing machine downtime.

Source: Techcrunch