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 ...

It may soon get quicker and easier to get your McFlurry fix — and McDonald’s franchisees won’t have to break the law to make it happen. The US Copyright Office ...

The popular e-commerce site iFixit wants Congress to allow it to fix the chronically broken ice cream machines used at McDonald’s franchises. The move comes a year after a couple sued the fast food ...

A broken ice cream machine is a familiar inconvenience to McDonald's customers. Franchise owners have complained about difficulties fixing the machines, McDonald's itself has poked fun at how often ...

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 ...

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 ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The agencies asked the US Copyright Office to extend the right to repair to ...

McDonald’s ice cream machines have garnered an infamous — and comical — reputation for always being broken. So much so that soon-to-be-president Donald Trump made a campaign promise to repair the ...

The inside of a Taylor C709 ice cream machine, as seen from the back with the cover over the electronics removed. (Credit: iFixit) Raising a likely somewhat contentious topic, iFixit and Public ...