Update 10/28/26: We won! No one opposed the renewal request and the Copyright Office announced its intention to renew the exemption request. Firm congratulatory handshakes for everyone.
It's that time of the year triennial cycle again...
I just submitted a request to renew the exemption that allows breaking Digital Rights Management on 3D printers in order to use third party printing materials.
During the last cycle I wrote a quick summary of the process, and everything from then still applies today. In a just world, this will be a straightforward renewal of an unopposed renewal request.
Do we live in a just world, at least in the exceptionally narrow context of renewing 1201 exemption petitions regarding the use of third party printing materials?
Stay tuned.....