BREAKING NEWS
Before You Vote, Watch SEMA's Voter Guide Videos
SEMA has launched Drive The Vote, a campaign to mobilize voters among its 7,000 member companies and the millions of American automotive enthusiasts, with resources to enable their participation in the 2024 general election. Know where the candidates stand and what's at stake by watching SEMA's series of election guide videos, in which the organization's Washington, D.C.-based experts break down the race for president, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
Those unable to visit the polls on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, are encouraged to vote early using the resources provided through Drive The Vote.
Legislative Alerts
New York Introduces a Bill to Mandate Speed Limit Technology
New Jersey Advances Bill to Unfairly Toughen Exhaust Noise Laws
Pennsylvania Introduces Unfair Exhaust Noise Bill
LAW & ORDER
Federal Government Expands Copyright Exemptions for Vehicle Owners, Businesses Accessing Operational Data
Vehicle owners and businesses acting on their behalf received a three-year exemption from federal copyright infringement laws when accessing, storing and sharing vehicle operational data, including diagnostic and telematics data, the Librarian of Congress (LOC) recently declared.
In establishing an exemption to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, the United States statutory prohibition on circumventing technological protection measures (TPM) that control access to copyrighted works, the LOC, in consultation with the U.S. Copyright Office, is protecting vehicle owners and the automotive business of their choice from being subject to copyright infringement when they download, copy and use non-copyrightable data that is stored on electronic control units and other copyrightable works in their vehicles.
