Article 3MDJH FTC orders manufacturers to cut it out with the unenforceable "Warranty Void if Removed" stickers

FTC orders manufacturers to cut it out with the unenforceable "Warranty Void if Removed" stickers

by
Cory Doctorow
from on (#3MDJH)

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Since the passage of the 1975 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, "Warranty Void if Removed" stickers and other policies that put restrictions on third party repairs have been unenforceable in America, but that doesn't stop companies from putting deceptive tamper-evident stickers on their equipment in an effort to trick or intimidate their customers into going to a manufacturer-authorized service depot. (more")

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