Karl Bode at Techdirt reports that in New York Apple, Verizon, Toyota, Lexmark, Caterpillar, Asurion, and Medtronic are lobbying against the state's so-called "right to repair" law. According to New York State's Joint Commission on Public Ethics, "The records show that companies and organizations lobbying against right to repair legislation spent $366,634 to retain lobbyists in the state between January and April of this year. Thus far, the Digital Right to Repair Coalition—which is generally made up of independent repair shops with several employees—is the only organization publicly lobbying for the legislation. It has spent $5,042 on the effort," according to the records. These companies want consumers to bring them their products to repair, rather than people fixing them at home. Read the full story at Techdirt.