Standards and the presumption of conformity

Favorite If you have been following the progress of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), you may have been intrigued to hear that the next step following publication of the Act as law in the Official Journal is the issue of a European Standards Request (ESR) to the three official European

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Shared by voicesofopensource December 10, 2024

CRA standards request draft published

Favorite The European Commission recently published a public draft of the standards request associated with the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Anyone who wants to comment on it has until May 16, after which comments will be considered and a final request to the European Standards Organizations (ESOs) will be issued.

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Shared by voicesofopensource May 2, 2024

Compelling responses to NTIA’s AI Open Model Weights RFC

Favorite The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) posted a request for comments on Dual Use Foundation Artificial Intelligence Models with Widely Available Model Weights, and it has received 362 comments. In addition to the Open Source Initiative’s (OSI) joint letter drafted by Mozilla and the Center for Democracy and

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Shared by voicesofopensource April 9, 2024

OSI’s Response to NTIA ‘Dual Use’ RFC 3.27.2024

Favorite March 27, 2024 Mr. Bertram LeeNational Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)U.S. Department of Commerce1401 Constitution Avenue NWWashington, DC 20230 RE: [Docket Number 240216-0052] Dual Use Foundation Artificial Intelligence Models with Widely Available Model Weights Dear Mr. Lee: The Open Source Initiative (“OSI”) appreciates the opportunity to provide our views

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Shared by voicesofopensource April 2, 2024

Fixing a gap in the SEP regulation

Favorite In OSI’s feedback to the European Commission’s proposed Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Regulation (SEP-R), OSI recommended that the legislation add a waiting period for patent claims registered under the regulation as standard-essential after the standard has been ratified. The recommendation was based on the social purpose behind tolerating the

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Shared by voicesofopensource January 31, 2024