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137 McDonald’s busted ice cream machines can now be fixed — legally

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 10/25/2024 12:33 EDT

McDonald’s busted ice cream machines can now be fixed — legally

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McDonald’s always-broken ice cream machines might finally get easier to fix. That’s because the US Copyright Office granted an exemption allowing third parties to diagnose and repair commercial equipment — including the ones that make your McFlurries.
Now, franchise owners will be able to break through the digital locks that have blocked them from repairing McDonald’s ice cream machines for years. According to the Copyright Office, the exempti

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