Digital Millennium Copyright Act : Exemptions to the Prohibition on Circumvention.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copyright.

Public opinion.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

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

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on P.L. 105-304, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998, which outlaws circumvention of technological measures designed to protect digital copyrighted works, including access control devices such as passwords, encryptions, and scrambling. Reviews statutory basis for DMCA exemptions, explains the Copyright Office rulemaking process pursuant to the DMCA, summarizes exemptions granted and rejected in 2006, and describes public reactions to the 2006 exemptions. Covers related legislation in the 110th Congress.

Notes:

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

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Digital Millennium Copyright Act

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