Biden Urged to Protect Repair Rights in Indo-Pacific Trade Talks
By: Isaiah Poritz
Legal Reporter
The Biden administration should protect the right to repair for consumers, farmers, and small business owners in ongoing “digital trade” negotiations in the proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, advocacy groups wrote in a Tuesday letter to the White House.
The National Farmers Union, iFixit, and the American Economic Liberties Project were among the groups expressing concern that the 14-country economic initiative will include a “source code” clause that would provide corporations will broad secrecy rights over software and algorithm specifications and descriptions.