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

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...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Copyright. Public opinion. Technological innovations. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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.
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. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.