Consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge today hailed a decision by the US Copyright Office to “grant an exemption specifically allowing for repair of retail-level ...

The popular e-commerce site iFixit wants Congress to allow it to fix the chronically broken ice cream machines used at McDonald’s franchises. The move comes a year after a couple sued the fast food ...

The agencies asked the US Copyright Office to extend the right to repair to ‘commercial and industrial equipment.’ The agencies asked the US Copyright Office to ...

Many devices have been made difficult or financially nonviable to repair, whether by design or because of a lack of parts, manuals, or specialty tools. Machines that make ice cream, however, seem to ...

A commercial ice maker is different from the ice makers sold for residential use. Though they can be purchased by individuals, commercial machines are meant for use in restaurants, bars, commercial ...

The evaporators used in commercial ice machines are designed to allow for an efficient transfer of heat energy between the water and the refrigerant. They are also designed to withstand the various ...

An exemption by the Copyright Office will let franchisees work around restrictions to fix the finicky machines on their own. An exemption by the Copyright Office will ...

Ice machines are very time consuming to clean, service, and repair, which leaves the tech having to know and have a good understanding of what is going on with the machine and being able to recognize ...