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Laws that secure your rights to tinker and fix your stuff are important, and worth fighting for. Here’s what’s happening in the halls of power.

Legislation

Beyond Unlocking: Don’t Let Them Kill the First Reasonable Copyright Reform Bill

A funny thing happened on the way to Congress yesterday. For once, lawmakers introduced a common-sense bill — the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013. If passed, the bill would give…

May 10, 2013

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Legislation

Congress’s Lackluster Cell Phone Unlocking Legislation

It’s been a little over a week since the White House threw its support behind the effort to legalize unlocking. Almost immediately, cell phone unlocking became a hot button political…

March 14, 2013

by Julia Bluff

Legislation

Tell Congress to Free Our Phones

On January 26, the US Librarian of Congress banned unlocking new mobile phones without permission from the carrier. Fortunately, the White House wants to fix this! They just responded to…

March 5, 2013

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Legislation

Say Goodbye to Legal Cell Phone Unlocking

Last October, the Librarian of Congress issued a temporary exemption to legislation that outlaws the unlocking of cell phones. The exemption expires on January 26, 2013. After the deadline, users…

January 25, 2013

by Andrew Goldheart

Legislation

STOP SOPA+PIPA

Many of you are already aware that many of your favorite websites have gone dark or posted censorship warnings today. Google, Wikipedia, Reddit, Imgur, and Craigslist, among a slew of…

January 18, 2012

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit