Safe Harbor for Service Providers Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copyright.

Internet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (19 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on and explains safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) for online service providers (OSPs) and Internet service providers (ISPs), under which OSPs and ISPs are exempt from liability for copyright infringements by their users under certain conditions. Describes eligibility threshold for safe harbor, and examines issues relating to DMCA provision permitting copyright owners to obtain subpoenas requiring OSPs and ISPs to disclose the identity of alleged copyright infringers.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Safe Harbor for Service Providers Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

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