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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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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.
Item Description: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.
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