Think & Do Tank
The New European Product Liability Directive: Why Open-Source Hardware Should Be Concerned
When the European Union passed its new Product Liability Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2853) in October 2024, policymakers promised to "modernize" Europe’s consumer-protection regime for the digital age. But in makerspaces, fab labs, and open-hardware communities across the continent, the mood is more anxious than celebratory. Many