The “Right to Repair” provision secured in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy bill would establish “government-purpose rights” as a default, requiring defense contractors to make the case for an exemption to sharing their intellectual property with the Pentagon. The bill specifically states that “any technical data, computer software or computer software documentation delivered under a contract, subcontract or other agreement entered into by the Department of Defense for the acquisition of noncommercial products…
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