{"id":121686,"date":"2024-11-03T19:01:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T12:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121686"},"modified":"2024-11-03T19:01:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T12:01:48","slug":"mcdonalds-can-now-legally-fix-its-own-ice-cream-machines-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121686","title":{"rendered":"McDonald&#8217;s can now legally fix its own ice cream machines : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-31894\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 3000;&#10;        --source-height: 2001;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fda%2Fe5%2F27cd38e14605aa7627234673f9c6%2Fap21176514014908.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fda%2Fe5%2F27cd38e14605aa7627234673f9c6%2Fap21176514014908.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fda%2Fe5%2F27cd38e14605aa7627234673f9c6%2Fap21176514014908.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fda%2Fe5%2F27cd38e14605aa7627234673f9c6%2Fap21176514014908.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fda%2Fe5%2F27cd38e14605aa7627234673f9c6%2Fap21176514014908.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"A McDonald's restaurant in Mount Lebanon, Pa., is pictured in 2021.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fda%2Fe5%2F27cd38e14605aa7627234673f9c6%2Fap21176514014908.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                A McDonald&#8217;s restaurant in Mount Lebanon, Pa., is pictured in 2021.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Gene J. Puskar\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Gene J. Puskar\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The soft-serve machines at McDonald&#8217;s restaurants are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/01\/11\/1072164745\/why-are-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machines-always-broken\">so often out of order<\/a> that their reliable unreliability have long been the butt of jokes, memes \u2014 and now even a rallying cry in this year\u2019s presidential race.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-31893-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1072164745\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/01\/11\/1072164745\/why-are-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machines-always-broken\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset 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data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/09\/02\/gettyimages-1331160364_sq-695716328b984c65bb02a1f19ee18d2ff45d38a8.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/09\/02\/gettyimages-1331160364_sq-695716328b984c65bb02a1f19ee18d2ff45d38a8.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/09\/02\/gettyimages-1331160364_sq-695716328b984c65bb02a1f19ee18d2ff45d38a8.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/09\/02\/gettyimages-1331160364_sq-695716328b984c65bb02a1f19ee18d2ff45d38a8.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/09\/02\/gettyimages-1331160364_sq-695716328b984c65bb02a1f19ee18d2ff45d38a8.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/09\/02\/gettyimages-1331160364_sq-695716328b984c65bb02a1f19ee18d2ff45d38a8.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/09\/02\/gettyimages-1331160364_sq-695716328b984c65bb02a1f19ee18d2ff45d38a8.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Feds Are Reportedly Looking Into Why McDonald's Ice-Cream Machines Are Always Busted\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-31893-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>The widespread issue has even spurred the creation of McBroken, an <a href=\"https:\/\/mcbroken.com\/\">online tracker<\/a> for broken machines across the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>A new exemption to a copyright law could pave the way for quicker repairs to the machines, sweetening the McFlurry maker&#8217;s sour reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Before this week, most of the McDonald&#8217;s ice cream makers could only be fixed through the machine\u2019s manufacturer. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which protects the code embedded in the ice cream machines, made it illegal for third parties, like McDonald\u2019s employees and franchisee owners, to break the digital locks installed by manufacturers.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/public-inspection.federalregister.gov\/2024-24563.pdf\">The new rule<\/a>, which went into effect on Monday, allows outside vendors to fix \u201cretail-level commercial food preparation equipment.\u201d That includes McDonald\u2019s ice cream machines, as 404 media journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/02\/nx-s1-5173836\/a-new-rule-could-make-it-easier-to-fix-the-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machine\">Jason Koebler explained to NPR\u2019s <em>Weekend Edition<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a win for the \u201cright to repair\u201d movement, which pushes back against companies incentivized to control the repairs made to their own products. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/05\/27\/1178512938\/fixit-culture-is-on-the-rise-but-repair-legislation-faces-resistance\">movement advocates<\/a> for legislation that gets manufacturers to provide consumers and independent repair services access to their parts, tools and service information so consumers can get their own, legally bought devices fixed. The movement prevailed when Apple in 2021 announced it would allow customers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/shows\/marketplace-tech\/apple-rolls-out-a-diy-program-to-repair-your-iphone\/\">repair their iPhones themselves<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the change applies to other devices and machines, McDonald\u2019s and its ice cream machines have become particularly galvanizing topics, especially in the run-up to the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Two days before the law went into effect, former President Donald Trump posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1850326584537858393\">photograph on X<\/a> of him at a McDonald\u2019s drive-thru, with a photoshopped President Biden holding an ice cream cone, alongside a promise: &#8220;WHEN I\u2019M PRESIDENT THE MCDONALD\u2019S ICE CREAM MACHINES WILL WORK GREAT AGAIN!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s possible the Biden administration beat him to it. Federal regulators backed right-to-repair advocates who petitioned for the exemption to food prep machines. Back in March, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2024\/03\/ftc-doj-file-comment-us-copyright-office-supporting-renewal-expansion-exemptions-facilitating\">both submitted comment<\/a> to the U.S. Copyright Office recommending the change.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Both iFixit, an online repair website, and Public Knowledge, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, petitioned for the exemption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a significant step forward,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifixit.com\/News\/102368\/victory-is-sweet-we-can-now-fix-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machines\">iFixit wrote in a blog post<\/a> celebrating the move, but said the rule doesn\u2019t go far enough. While the ruling makes it legal for people to repair machines, wrote the guide\u2019s Elizabeth Chamberlain, \u201cit doesn\u2019t allow us to share or distribute the tools necessary to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/02\/g-s1-31893\/mcdonalds-broken-ice-cream-machine-copyright-law\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A McDonald&#8217;s restaurant in Mount Lebanon, Pa., is pictured in 2021. 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