Copyright Office
Green light for American self-repair?
October 29, 2018
The US Copyright Office has ruled that citizens may break anti-piracy protections in order to fix various items themselves – including ink cartridges.
Copyright Office rule threatens printer unlocking
January 8, 2018
An exception in a Copyright Office rule could prevent people from unlocking 3D printers. The rule, which was renewed by the US Patent and Trademark Office and allows people to unlock a 3D printer with a nonproprietary filament, contains an exception which could “effectively override it”, as 3ders reports. As a result, Michael Weinberg of […]
