Thursday, August 31, 2023

"Scientologists Ask Federal Government to Restrict Right to Repair"

404 Media:

The letter doesn’t refer to any single device, but experts say the petition covers Scientology’s “E-Meter,” a “religious artifact” and electronic that is core to Scientology.

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“I read it as being related to E-Meters and E-Meter repair,” [a DMCA expert] added. “There’s YouTube channels of people who collect E-Meters and ephemera. I guess they’re worried about people trying to repair them. How you would tell if it’s functioning properly, I don’t know.”