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

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2003

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:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2003-AML-0291

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license