In June I reported that the U.S. Copyright Office on behalf of the Librarian of Congress, had opened a docket for consideration of petitions for exemption and renewals of existing exemptions from the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) prohibitions against circumvention of technological protection measures. Petitions were to be filed by Monday, August 24, 2026. [...]
By Robert J. Kerwin Last week, the U.S. Copyright Office announced that it is once again accepting petitions for temporary exemptions, as well as petitions to renew existing temporary exemptions, under section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 1201, through its triennial rulemaking proceeding. Petitions for new exemptions and petitions for renewal [...]
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Robert J. Kerwin is approaching three decades as general counsel with IAMERS (the International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers and Servicers). In conversation with HCB News, he reflects on the evolution of the independent medical equipment service industry, the regulatory battles that shaped it, and the relationships that kept him engaged along the way. Kerwin discusses [...]
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On July 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court confirmed again the propriety of the Librarian of Congress granting of a medical device repair exemption from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). The rule exempts parties accessing copyrighted software for the purpose of diagnosis, maintenance and repair of medical devices from the DMCA proscription barring circumvention [...]
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