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Copyright Office Wants Congress To Handle “Right to Repair”

Dan Industry News Release

A U.S. Copyright Office report says it no longer wants to review exemptions to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyrights Act every three years. Industry-by-industry reviews have led to a patchwork of exemptions where “some technology repairs and modifications are allowed and some aren’t.” The office wants Congress to pass laws that give consumers a permanent “right-to-repair.” The issue …