OSU Blaw 243 Reapair Service Paper

Overview

Review the following reports:

McDonald’s Ice Cream Woes Have Inspired Memes, Mockery and Now, a Federal Lawsuit (Links to an external site.)

The McFlurry Machine Is Broken (Again). Now the FTC Is On It. --- Malfunctioning of device at McDonald's gets the antitrust agency involved (Links to an external site.)

• 'Right To Repair' Is a Fight for a Certain Kind of Freedom (Links to an external site.)

The McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hacking Saga Has a New Twist (Links to an external site.) ||| Alternate Link (Links to an external site.)

What advantage does the manufacturer hold in controlling the consumer's access to independent services for repairs? What are the best arguments for the consumer's ability to use independent contractors to repair its products? Do you believe that the consumer should ultimately have choice in obtaining repairs to its own products? 

• - IdentificationSubmission summarizes the context and content of the selected article

- AnalysisSubmission identifies and describes your personal reaction to the article.