An exemption to a longstanding copyright act allows industrial equipment to be fixed by people not affiliated with the ...

Before this week, most of the McDonald's ice cream makers could only be fixed through the machine’s manufacturer. The Digital ...

Since 1956, McDonald's has partnered with the Taylor Company, an Illinois-based manufacturer, for its ice cream machines, leaving only the Taylor Company with the "right to repair" them.

This is great news for fans of McFlurries and soft serve, who will now find it easier to score their frozen treats.

It may soon get quicker and easier to get your McFlurry fix — and McDonald’s franchisees won’t have to break the law to make it happen. The US Copyright Office ...

Ice cream machines at McDonald's famously break frequently. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to journalist Jason Koebler from 404 Media about a new exemption that allows third parties to fix them.

A court ruling might make McDonald’s ice cream machines ... exemption that gives restaurants the “right to repair” broken machines by bypassing digital locks that kept them from being ...