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 [...]
We are very excited for the upcoming 20th Annual European Meeting 16 & 17 September 2026 Le Royal Hotel • Luxembourg Check out the Luxembourg E-Brochure. Check out the Luxembourg Speakers. Join us Luxembourg 2026 Registration.
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 [...]
We are so excited to host our 20th Annual European Meeting this year in Luxemborg. Read more about it here.
We are excited to announce our 2026 IAMERS Who's Who. Read more about whats going on in the industry and learn what IAMERS members are near you.
We are very excited to announce our 33rd Annual IAMERS Meeting. We have a lot in store with some interesting talks. Check out the brochure, and register here.
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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We are excited to see you all soon at the 19th Annual IAMERS European Meeting. Read more about it here. Register to attend here.
IAMERS Founding member, Ed Sloan, gave an impressive keynote address focusing on leadership and how we should treat one another. Picture 1 & 2: Ed Sloan presenting. Picture 3: Left to Right: Rob Manetta, Ed Sloan & Dave Band Read more about his talk here.
