FTC Says 'Warranty Void If Removed' Stickers Are BS

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emrr

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Federal law says you can repair your own things, and manufacturers cannot force you to use their own repair services.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ne9qdq/warranty-void-if-removed-stickers-illegal-ftc
 
emrr said:
Federal law says you can repair your own things, and manufacturers cannot force you to use their own repair services.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ne9qdq/warranty-void-if-removed-stickers-illegal-ftc

Seems kind of strange to me or else I just don't get it.
If it is under warranty why would someone want to repair it themselves?
i.e. if you repair it yourself, should you get a warranty payment from the company?
What if someone opens up it up and botches it up? Does the warranty still apply?

Imagine you built a piece of audio gear and wanted to sell it with a 1 year warranty. Wouldn't you find it strange for someone to have opened it up and then sent it back for warranty?
 
emrr said:
https://boingboing.net/2018/04/10/magnuson-moss-warranty-act.html

This seems plain stupid to me. How else is a company to guard against anyone tinkering with the insides, breaking it and then sending it back for a free in warranty repair? Consumer rights gone mad.

Cheers

ian
 
interesting takes......been this way since 1975, this is rare enforcement.....
 
I can see both sides.  For some things it's just easier / faster to fix it yourself,  which shouldn't negate future warranty service for other issues down the road.
 
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