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Freedom to Repair Act Introduced in U.S. House to Limit Copyright Law Impact on Right to Repair

February 4, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

On February 2, Reps. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) and Victoria Spartz (R-IN) announced the are sponsoring the Freedom to Repair Act, right to repair legislation that would stop companies from, in what the authors of the legislation say, are companies abusing copyright law to deny people the right to repair their own devices or take them […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Copyright, legislation, Right to Repair, U.S. House of Representatives

Auto Care Association Says Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Industry Ability to Build Replacement Parts Compatible with OEM Software

April 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Auto Care Association reacted in support of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Google v. Oracle case surrounding a decade-long copyright dispute over software. “The Auto Care Association is pleased with the April 5 decision by the Supreme Court, which stated that application program interfaces are fair use for building compatible components,” said Aaron […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Copyright, Lawsuits, Non-OEM Parts, Software, U.S. Supreme Court

Auto Care Association Testifies in Support of Revisions to DMCA to Assure Aftermarket Access to OEM Software

September 18, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

On September 16, Aaron Lowe, senior vice president, regulatory and government affairs, Auto Care Association, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Intellectual Property Subcommittee in a hearing regarding whether legislative revisions are needed to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).  In his testimony, Lowe pointed to the major changes to automotive technology that have occurred […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Copyright, Diagnostics, legislation

U.S. Copyright Office to Exempt Repairers from Software Anti-Circumvention Prohibition

October 26, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Successful petition by Auto Care Association and the Consumer Technology Association will give vehicle owners ability to permit third-parties to access and circumvent vehicle software and systems to perform repairs. Based on a petition jointly filed by the Auto Care Association and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the U.S. Copyright Office on Oct. 26 eliminated […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Copyright, Regulations

Auto Care Association Testifies In Support of Copyright Exemption for Auto Repairers and Tool Providers

April 11, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

With access to diagnostics increasingly important for auto service and collision repair industries, association testimony before U.S. Copyright Office calls for expanding the copyright repair exemption beyond vehicle owners. Should also include telematics. Yesterday in a hearing before the U.S. Copyright Office in Washington, D.C., Auto Care Association Senior Vice President for Regulatory and Government […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Copyright, Library of Congress

Auto Care Association Petitions for Expanded Copyright Exemption for Vehicle Repair

September 19, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Calls for the U.S. Copyright Office to expand consumer exemption in Digital Millenium Copyright Act to include repair service providers. The Auto Care Association has submitted a petition with the U.S. Copyright Office to expand the current exemption provided to consumers under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) when accessing encrypted software for the purpose […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Copyright, Library of Congress

Copyright Office Releases Study on DMCA Impacting Aftermarket Access to OEM Software

June 27, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Auto Care Association reports that the U.S. Copyright Office released its long-awaited report on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) last week, recommending that Congress revise the law to ensure that exemptions be granted to third parties who wish to access certain software. Last year, the Auto Care Association called on the copyright office […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Copyright, Library of Congress, Software

Auto Care Association Participates in Copyright Roundtables

May 25, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Aaron Lowe, senior vice president, regulatory and government affairs, Auto Care Association, participated in a series of roundtables produced by the U.S. Copyright Office in Washington, D.C. on May 18-19. The roundtables were part of a study being undertaken by the office on copyright law and its relation to software-embedded consumer products, as well as […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Copyright

Auto Care Association Calls on Copyright Office to Clarify Consumer Ownership of Vehicle Software

February 26, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Auto Care Association submitted comments last week to the U.S. Copyright Office requesting the agency make clear that when purchasing a vehicle, the consumer also purchases the software in that vehicle. Last year, the Library of Congress published its final rule on the Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Copyright, Library of Congress, Software

AASA and MERA Urge U.S. Copyright Office to Protect Consumer Choice for Car Repairs

February 22, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Supplier groups say consumers and independent repairers need a level playing field for aftermarket access to software-enabled vehicle technology. The U.S. Copyright Office should protect consumer choice by allowing the independent aftermarket greater access to software-enabled components and parts, say the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) and the Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association (MERA), the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association, Copyright, Library of Congress, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association

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