McDonald’s franchises haven’t been able to fix the soft serve ice cream machines on their own because a manufacturing company ...

But the voice on the other end of the speaker lets you down with these words: "I'm sorry, our ice cream machine is ... wait times for authorized soft serve machine repairmen, and they charge ...

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

The federal government granted an exemption to a copyright rule this morning allowing McDonald's franchisees to fix their own often-broken ice cream machines. The fast food chain's soft serve ...

“This is a big win—and we’ll be celebrating with ice cream!—but copyright law still needs fixing before we’re free to fix everything we own.” McDonald’s soft serve machines are ...

McDonald's says that its restaurants couldn't fix their soft serve ice cream machines because the manufacturers had exclusive rights to repair them. A new court ruling gives McDonald's restaurants ...

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.

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 ...

The federal government granted an exemption to a copyright rule Monday, Oct. 28, allowing McDonald's franchisees to fix their own often-broken ice cream machines. The fast food chain's soft serve, ...

McDonald’s franchises haven’t been able to fix the soft serve ice cream machines on their own because manufacturing company Taylor owns the copyright and exclusive rights to fix the machines ...