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Bennett Jones LLP

From Agriculture to Autos: What Right to Repair Means for Business

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In a significant development for farmers and the agricultural industry, amendments made last year to the Canadian Copyright Act have introduced new exemptions related to the right to repair and digital interoperability. These...more

Kerr Russell

Is It Really Illegal for Me to Repair My Own Machines?

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In many cases, the answer is yes, but following a recently-adopted exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), owners of certain retail-level machines are no longer forced to hire OEM-certified technicians to...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Let’s Make a Deal: The American Farm Bureau Federation “Right-to-Repair” Memorandum of Understanding

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For the past several years, the “right-to-repair” movement has been at odds with many manufacturers of products (such as medical devices, motor vehicles, and equipment) that contain imbedded software and telematics used for...more

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