Chris Berube

So they have that option to do that if they catch you with this kind of software.

But is there a more law abiding path?

OK, so in the past couple of years, there has been a movement to pass laws that would limit the power of these big companies.

Right.

And to make sure that as a consumer, we have more ownership over our stuff.

So this is part of a movement that is called the right to repair.

So the Right to Repair movement, it basically says everybody should have the right to fix their own stuff.

It's right there in the name.

It is in the name.

Good name.

It's a good name.

It's very descriptive.

And one of the leaders of this movement is a woman named Gay Gordon Byrne.

She has a lot of public speaking about this subject, including a TED Talk that now has two and a half million views.

Gay Gordon Byrne is the head of this group called the Repair Association.

And their argument is, look, if we truly own something, we should be able to fix it.

And this argument has picked up a lot of followers.

There are people fighting for this in Europe, in South America.

And actually, one of the people out there advocating for it pretty loudly is our farmer, Jared Wilson.

Actually, it has been pretty successful the last couple of years, and it's been pleasantly surprising to see this movement developing.