‘Right to Repair’ legislation for electronic products is introduced in Ontario – could it be circumvented by anti-circumvention?

February 28, 2019 by Cheryl

On February 21, 2019, Bill 72, Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Right to Repair Electronic Products), 2019 was proposed and carried through first reading at the Ontario Legislative Assembly. This proposed law is similar to ones that have been introduced in many states in the United States, following a movement started in 2016 (read about the origins of the Ontario bill in the article by MobileSyrup here). The movement is mainly based on the principle that one should have the right to fix their own things (electronic products) or choose the repairperson. Of course, there’s also the desire for saving money as well as to reduce waste.