<br /> Digital Trends reports that it’s no longer illegal to "hack" your electronics to repair them.<br />This after the Library of Congress and U.S. Copyright Office have proposed new laws. <br />The laws would give customers and repair shops the ability to carry out software hacks on devices.<br />The hacks would be legal if they are made with the purpose of carrying out repairs or maintenance.<br />The ruling represents a huge win for the “right-to-repair” movement.<br />It means consumers can break digital rights management (DRM) and embedded software locks.<br />The proposed law is called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). <br />A massive 85-page document lays out all the new exemptions included in the act. <br />
