The right to repair is about empowering
consumers, promoting competition, and
extending innovation. It can be a key
driver of growth and prosperity. Right
to repair fosters consumer choice and
freedom to enable consumers to protect
their investment and extend the lifespan
of their product and devices.
It is a fundamental consumer principle.
Many companies have a long tradition of
aftermarket products. I'll take for
example if you have a CJ Jeep. There are
so many places you can buy so many
parts. And in fact, the mystique of that
World War II derivative product and its
success and longevity of more than half
a century relies on the fact that you
can not only buy a new vehicle today,
but you can buy a 40 or 50 year old
vehicle and there are plethora of parts
available.

That same company markets other products
that today they would have you believe
you should not have the same choice you
have in that iconic vehicle. We've had a
lot of discussion. I want to try to
bring a couple of items back. I talked
earlier about two authentic parts that
are not able to be put together without
a third party tool.
Of the five of you, does anyone defend
the authentic parts bought and paid for
by one or more individuals from being
continued to be used used and put back
together somehow as a right of the
manufacturer to prohibit? Yes. Anyone?
Mr. Hartsline, I had a hope hope that
you might.

From this video: Congressman Darrell Issa questions why the DMCA stops you from using parts you already own - Louis Rossmann
https://youtu.be/3_mHN1uDhuU