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This week in Other Barks & Bites: government officials from the European Union and United States celebrate a milestone for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework; authors ask for Generative AI compensation; and more.

Advocates told a House Judiciary subcommittee that manufacturers frustrate or limit third-party repair, steering business to themselves while driving up customer costs.

The House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet met today to hear from a number of witnesses about the intersection of intellectual property rights and consumers’ right to repair products they own.

This week in Washington IP news, the House Judiciary’s Subcommittee on IP tackles the thorny issue of whether technological protective measures for copyrighted software should be reined in to protect Americans’ right to repair their own vehicles and devices.

 

IA was sued for lifting lending limits on ebooks it had scanned itself.

The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) has made its first final decision with a photographer awarded $1,000 for a copyright infringement.