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Final Rule on Automotive Software Copyright Protection Exemption Excludes Repair Industry

October 28, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

Final rule by the Library of Congress gives consumers the ability to circumvent copyright protection on vehicle software, but excludes third-parties. Repair industry groups concerned it could impact independent repair facilities.

The Library of Congress published its final rule on the Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies in today’s Federal Register. The rule, recommended by the Register of Copyrights and adopted by the Librarian of Congreess, provides an exemption to provisiosn of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) for consumers to make copies and alter computer programs installed on the electronic control units

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: ASA, Auto Care Association, Automotive Ser, Coalition for Auto Repair Equality, Copyright, DMCA, SEMA. Library of Congress, Specialty Equipment Market Association

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