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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

The federal government wants to make it legal for McDonald’s franchise owners to use a third-party hacking device to fix chronically broken ice cream machines after the fast-food giant was sued ...

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 ...