Long time readers will have followed the twists and turns of the John Deere repair saga, in which the agricultural machinery manufacturer has used DRM to restrict the repair of its tractors. It may be hot stuff on the prairies, but it matters to everyone because it’s a key right-to-repair battleground. Now the company’s attempt to throw out the latest class-action lawsuit, this time in Illinois. has failed, paving the way for a meaningful challenge.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://hackaday.com/2023/12/08/the-latest-john-deere-repair-lawsuit-now-has-the-go-ahead/