D.C. Circuit Affirms Medical Device Repair Exemption For DMCA

( September 3, 2026, 1:52 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed a District of Columbia federal judge’s finding that a medical device repair exemption that allows for the circumvention of technological protection measures (TPMs) to access clinical-operation software to diagnose, maintain or repair a device was reasonable, saying the Library of Congress reasonably concluded that such access is likely fair use....