WPC Understands Importance of Medical Device Carve Outs
The Washington legislative session was off to a strong start, with at least two dozen bills being introduced on the same day. One bill in particular caught the attention of…
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New Year, Same Priorities: Keep Patient Safety First and Right to Repair Away from Medical Equipment
Last year, more than half of U.S. states introduced some form of right to repair legislation. And now, with 40+ states beginning their legislative session sometime in January, we can…
Study Shows That “Right-to-Repair” Stifles Innovation and Threatens Consumer Safety
On December 7th, the National Association of Manufacturers released a study that emphasized the implications surrounding “right to repair” within a variety of industries. Particularly, the study investigated the risks…
Safe Repair Hosts Right to Repair Panel at National Foundation for Women Legislators Conference
Earlier this month, the Safe Repair Project hosted a panel at the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) annual conference, where participants discussed the growing movement of right to repair…
‘Right to Repair’ Movement Could Risk Patient Care for Disadvantaged Communities: Cutting Corners in the Medical Field is Unacceptable
By Al Wynn, PhD, former U.S. Representative (MD-4) | The Washington Informer What the right to repair movement ignores though is that not all product classes are created equal. And a…
Any Federal Right to Repair Law Needs Medical Device Carve Outs
On Tuesday, the White House hosted a virtual briefing on right to repair highlighting the various federal and state actions aimed at giving consumers more control over fixing their devices….
How Cybersecurity Could be at Risk With Right to Repair
Conversations in state houses across the country are surfacing around right to repair. Just last month, California finalized their version of a right to repair bill that addressed the requirement…
Former FDA Official Weighs in On Harms Associated with Medical Device Right to Repair
As the U.S. Copyright Office concludes its review of exemptions to Section 1201 of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA), Peter Pitts, president of the Center for Medicine in the…
ACI Comments on Medical Device Exemptions Under DMCA
When Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in 1998 they established a rulemaking process that gives the Library of Congress the power to make exceptions to certain provisions…
‘Right to Repair’ Policies Could Exacerbate Cybersecurity Threats To Critical Infrastructure
By Roslyn Layton, PhD, regulatory and security policy scholar | Issues & Insights Despite the best of intentions, laws and regulations often have unintended consequences. So, it makes sense to…
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