From: AutoBlog
Copyright Office Floats Possibility Of Compromise In Hearings
By allowing vehicle security researchers to hack cars and publish details of their exploits, federal officials said they feared they could encourage people with malicious intent to infiltrate vehicles.
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Proponents of independent car-hacking research have asked the Copyright Office to grant an exemption under provisions of a federal law that governs access to copyrighted materials. They say this sort of independent research plays a critical part in pushing manufacturers to better protect their vehicles, but OEMs argued their disclosures increased the potential for harm. That grim possibility seemed to register with copyright officials Tuesday.
“What if you find a vulnerability the bad guys don’t know about yet,” asked Jacqueline Charlesworth, general counsel and associate register of copyrights asked during the proceedings held at the UCLA School of Law in Los Angeles. “That’s what I’m struggling with here.”
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