>> My rights should not be curtailed because the market needs of a single company

> That’s at the root of the problem. Many customers want to have access to spare parts, but is it their right?

That's not what I was saying. If counterfeit items are blocked, I don't care. The law specifically makes an allowance for organizations to block copies of products at the border. But legitimate Apple products that are used (i.e. have been sold and refurbished by Apple) are blocked, as was clearly noted in the original comment, preventing those at the border if they are being sold by (and maybe bought by?) a U.S. citizen, that seems to clearly infringe on their rights.

> I think car manufacturers are required to provide spare parts for a reasonable time, but I’m not aware of laws or regulations requiring that for other products.

It's not about the right to get or buy something, it's about people's rights to resell things.

> Even if they exist, I don’t know enough about the examples involving Apple to know whether they are in breach of any regulations.

I don't know a huge amount either, but they are noted in the news as "refurbished".

That said, the agreement Apple has, if it functions as described in this thread, clearly seems to infringe on people's right to resell Apple products if they happen to pass through customs.