Medical device associations behind a lawsuit challenging a Library of Congress exemption to the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions, have failed to have the exemption ruled illegal. Motions for summary judgment from both sides went in favor of the defendants after a district court judge found that the exemption, granted for the maintenance and repair of medical devices, permits a non-infringing, transformative fair use.

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[–] Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de 42 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Fuck copyright

Fuck patents

Fuck capitalism

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm ok with all 3 of those, but in incredibly more limited ways than they exist in the us today

[–] vorpuni@jlai.lu 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They were a lot more limited. They got this bad anyway.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 6 points 3 days ago

In the US that's true, but it's not true in every country that has those 3 things

[–] jjagaimo@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What the patients do

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The patients have patents, I assume

[–] Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 days ago

Hahaha wooobs