A Major Fix Coming to McDonald's McFlurry Machines

Can a court ruling fix McDonalds notorious broken McFlurry machines?

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00:00Can a court ruling actually fix McDonald's notorious broken McFlurry machines?

00:07McDonald's franchises haven't been able to fix their own soft-serve ice cream machines themselves

00:14because Taylor Manufacturing owns the copyright and exclusive rights to fix the machines.

00:20Until now, the U.S. Copyright Office granted an exemption that gives restaurants

00:26the, quote, right to repair these machines moving forward.

00:30The broken machines have become such an issue with customers

00:34that there's even an independent website called McBroken.com that tracks the busted machines.

00:42At last check, McBroken says nearly 15% of all McDonald's ice cream machines do not work.