What new DMCA rules mean for medical device research

Oct 30

This week the Library of Congress issued exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that pave the way for independent researchers to begin examining medical devices for software flaws.

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For years, Sandler has campaigned to see the source code of her defibrillator. An engineering graduate from Cooper Union, she always said she would have more peace of mind if third-party researchers could examine the functionality of medical devices.

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Now, however, because of sweeping copyright reforms passed by the Library of Congress, which updates the DMCA every three years, independent researchers will be legally allowed to investigate most medical devices as well as perform other sorts of good faith research on automobile software and other consumer devices.

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