Huge success! McDonalds franchisees can now legally fix their own ice cream machines

[anonpuffs]

article at the Verge

McDonald’s busted ice cream machines can now be fixed — legally​

/

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

McDonald’s always-broken ice cream machines might finally get easier to fix. That’s because the US Copyright Office granted an exemption allowing third parties to diagnose and repair commercial equipment — including the ones that make your McFlurries.
Now, franchise owners will be able to break through the digital locks that have blocked them from repairing McDonald’s ice cream machines for years. According to the Copyright Office, the exemption will allow people to diagnose, perform maintenance, and repair “retail-level commercial food preparation equipment.” McDonald’s ice cream machines have become so notorious for breaking that someone even created a tool to track broken machines.
The decision is part of the Copyright Office’s final rule granting exemptions to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This exemption-making process happens every three years and is supposed to ensure that the DMCA doesn’t negatively impact people trying to use copyrighted material.

More at the link

 

[TubzGaming]

I have not been to a McDonalds for around 5 years but great for the people that do go

 

[Falcs]

Thank you, Donald Trump.

 

[anonpuffs]

Thank you, Donald Trump.

can't tell if serious

 

[Falcs]

can't tell if serious

Of course I'm serious. The man delivers and surpasses all expectations.

 

[anonpuffs]

Of course I'm serious. The man delivers and surpasses all expectations.

 

[DarkLordOtaku]

This is great news for franchise owners! The broken ice cream machines have become quite notorious.