Comments by "Mikko Rantalainen" (@MikkoRantalainen) on "Right to Repair passes assembly in California: something is off about this...." video.

  1. They cannot hide the schematics as a trade secret because schematics can be figured out from example device. Creating schematics from the example device just requires lots of labour but is not hard and therefore there is no secret of any kind. I expect some kind of DRM + DMCA to allow serializing every part without the need to release all the software needed to whitelist the new serial numbers.
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  2.  @the_expidition427  Yeah, they can sure hide the schematics but they cannot say it's a trade secret. If the new legislation forces them to share all information, then they are forced to shared schematics, too.
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