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by blendergeek 2172 days ago
Under section 1201 of the Digital Millenium Copyright, it would be illegal to install a custom ROM or repair your phone without permission from the manufacturer.

However, the Copyright office get to make official exceptions to the law and they made an exception for jailbreaking a phone. I'm not sure about repairing or installing custom ROMs. Those might fall into different categories.

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Wouldn't the recent "Right to Repair" push in the US counter any efforts to prohibit repairs by independent repair businesses?