Is There a Right to Repair? - July 18, 2023

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet holds a hearing. The hearing, "Is There a Right to Repair?," will examine the current legal landscape of the right to repair and related intellectual property issues, including potential future avenues for policymaking. The hearing will also discuss laws and regulations at both the federal and state level and the implications for a range of industries from automotive to software to consumer electronics.
WITNESSES:
Aaron Perzanowski, Thomas W. Lacchia Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
Devlin Hartline, Legal Fellow, Hudson Institute’s Forum for Intellectual Property
Kyle Wiens, Co-founder and CEO, iFixit
Paul Roberts, Founder, SecuRepairs.org; Founder and Editor-in-Chief, the Security Ledger
Scott Benavidez , Chairman, Automotive Service Association; Owner, Mr. B’s Paint & Body Shop