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DMCA Exemptions will Boost IoT Security Research

ID: 4e0a85a8-3354-5664-95f5-4e721c11844d

STIX ID: report--4e0a85a8-3354-5664-95f5-4e721c11844d

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Date Published: 2016-11-01

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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The article reports that the Librarian of Congress approved temporary DMCA exemptions enabling good-faith security research on a broad range of consumer devices (cars, smart TVs, appliances, etc.), while excluding highly sensitive systems; it highlights the EFF's support, related litigation challenging Section 1201, and a compromise that shortened vehicle research exemptions from three years to two.

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