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McFlurry Decision Is a
Big Win for 'Right to Repair'

Oct 28, 2024 1:12 PM CDT

McFlurry Decision Is a Big Win for 'Right to Repair'

Copyright exemption will make it a lot easier for franchise owners to get machines fixed

(Newser) - A decision from the US Copyright Office is a victory for "franchise owners, independent repair shops, and anyone who's had to bribe their kids with a chilly treat on lengthy road trips," says Meredith Rose, senior policy counsel at consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge. The office has...

FTC Is Investigating
McFlurry Machines

Sep 2, 2021 11:20 AM CDT

FTC Is Investigating McFlurry Machines

Company accuses manufacturer of 'multimillion-dollar repair racket'

(Newser) - McDonald's notoriously finicky McFlurry machines may be in violation of antitrust law, Gizmodo reports, based on a new investigation by the Federal Trade Commission. The agency is investigating why the machines so often fail amid a legal fight between the manufacturer, which has a monopoly on repairs, and a...

Legal Fight Over
McFlurry Machines
Is Heating Up

Legal Fight Over McFlurry Machines Is Heating Up

'Right to repair' movement scores a win

(Newser) - A company that helps McDonald's franchise owners fix their McFlurry machines themselves has won a court victory that is being hailed as a win for the wider right-to-repair movement. As Wired detailed in a story earlier this year, Jeremy O'Sullivan and Melissa Nelson created a small Wi-Fi-connected device...

McDonald's Has Served Me on Horse Before, Says Rider

Jul 23, 2013 9:23 AM CDT

McDonald's Has Served Me on Horse Before, Says Rider

In fact, her pony just loves McFlurries

(Newser) - The woman who directed her pony into McDonald's —where it pooped on the floor—says she's surprised at the media reaction. "I think over the last couple of years, we've been to that McDonald's at least half a dozen times on the horses,"...

Hedgehog Lobby Sways McD's

Feb 27, 2008 2:26 PM CST

Hedgehog Lobby Sways McD's

German group convinces giant to replace McFlurry lids that trapped spiky critters

(Newser) - Under fire from environmental groups in Germany, McDonald's plans to replace lids on its McFlurry dessert so as not to threaten hedgehogs—which were getting their heads trapped in the lids and starving to death, Der Spiegel reports. "We needed to find an opening that was big enough for...