Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesMcDonald's ice cream machines are so prone to breakdowns that they've spawned thousands of memes.Now, iFixit, a how-to repair company, wants a copyright exemption to repair them.Copyright law is getting in the way because it currently prevents users from bypassing software locks.The ice cream machines at fast food giant McDonald's are so prone to breakdowns that they've spawned thousands of memes.And now, one repair company wants a copyright exemption to fix them.In a video published Tuesday, iFixit — a company famous for consumer electronic teardowns and repair guides — took apart a McDonald's ice cream machine to find out why it breaks so often.In the video, iFixit said the machine's overly complex error codes — coupled with a service contract between McDonald's and machine maker Taylor that gives the latter the exclusive right to do repairs — create a time-consuming and expensive dependency on Taylor's service technicians.This makes it a right-to-repair issue, said iFixit.

 

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