US Government Regulates Software Usage Rights

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• •The new directives extend the scope of regulation to include software license keys and their renewals, meaning that ongoing access to software can be revoked or require new authorization based on changes in geopolitical circumstances or the end-user's status.
• •The Commerce Department is actively working to close a recognized 'cloud loophole' through proposed legislation, the Remote Access Security Act, which aims to regulate remote access to controlled technologies via cloud services, potentially significantly impacting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) business models.
• •Recent government actions specifically target advanced computing items and AI models, exemplified by the US government's directive to suspend access to Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models for foreign nationals due to national security concerns.
• •The regulations encompass 'deemed exports,' which means that the release of source code or technical data to a foreign national, even if they are located within the United States, is considered an export and is subject to federal oversight.
• •There is a legislative push, such as the proposed Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026, to expand existing Connected Vehicle Regulations to cover a broader range of activities (including manufacture and resale) and additional countries (Iran and North Korea) for vehicles and their associated software and hardware.

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