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Industries affected by anti-repair practices: wikilink medical equipment, should add military
Can the CRW effectively do its job if it mentions itself and its opinions in articles?
 
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'''[[wikipedia:Right_to_repair#cite_note-:3-10|Right to repair]]''' is a legal right for owners of devices and equipment to freely modify and repair products such as automobiles, electronics, and farm equipment. Right to repair may also refer to the social movement of citizens putting pressure on their governments to enact laws protecting a right to repair.   
'''[[wikipedia:Right_to_repair#cite_note-:3-10|Right to repair]]''' is a legal right for owners of devices and equipment to freely modify and repair products such as automobiles, electronics, and farm equipment. Right to repair may also refer to the social movement of citizens putting pressure on their governments to enact laws protecting a right to repair.   


There are several forces that result in interference with a right to repair, some intentional and some incidental. The Consumer Rights Wiki generally focuses on practices that are intentional. The motivations for interference in a right to repair are sometimes but not limited to direct financial benefit or market control.   
There are several forces that result in interference with a right to repair, some intentional and some incidental. The motivations for interference in a right to repair are sometimes but not limited to direct financial benefit or market control.   


==Key principles==
==Key principles==