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The Baltimore bridge that collapsed on March 26th was named for Francis Scott Key, who wrote the lyrics to the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1814. His inspiration was the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in the critical port of Baltimore during the War of 1812. The British had just burned the U.S. Capitol and the

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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.

Bipartisan members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet held a hearing on right to repair.

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.

From its origins a decade ago, the grassroots movement to enshrine in law the right to repair our stuff (read: cell phones, laptops, home appliances, cars, machinery) has morphed into a potent, global movement. Today, much of the debate over right to repair laws has focused on issues like concentrat...