The DMCA or Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, was made effective in October 28th, 1998, by President Bill Clinton and the 105th U.S. Congress, in order to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty (WIPO) and the Performances and Phonograms Treaty.
The DMCA amended Title 17 of the United States Code to extend the reach of copyright, while limiting the liability of the providers of on-line services for copyright infringement by their users.
DMCA Title One: Brings U.S. copyright law into compliance with WIPO and the Performances and Phonograms Treaty. It also addresses "anti-circumnavigation," making it illegal to try to "go around" security measures implemented on the web.
DMCA Title Two: Protects on-line service providers from copyright infringement by users as long as they adhere to guidelines.
DMCA Title Three: Assures that users repairing computers may make copies of software and other files without copyright infringement.
DMCA Title Four: Includes miscellaneous provisions such as adding to the duties of the copyright office.
DMCA Title Five: Boat hull designs are protected by copyright law for the first time, having previously been considered outside copyright law because their form and function were the same.
To read about the DMCA, this site is helpful:
http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf
For a break-down and explanation of the DMCA, this Cornell law site is very clear:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/
The DMCA amended Title 17 of the United States Code to extend the reach of copyright, while limiting the liability of the providers of on-line services for copyright infringement by their users.
DMCA Title One: Brings U.S. copyright law into compliance with WIPO and the Performances and Phonograms Treaty. It also addresses "anti-circumnavigation," making it illegal to try to "go around" security measures implemented on the web.
DMCA Title Two: Protects on-line service providers from copyright infringement by users as long as they adhere to guidelines.
DMCA Title Three: Assures that users repairing computers may make copies of software and other files without copyright infringement.
DMCA Title Four: Includes miscellaneous provisions such as adding to the duties of the copyright office.
DMCA Title Five: Boat hull designs are protected by copyright law for the first time, having previously been considered outside copyright law because their form and function were the same.
To read about the DMCA, this site is helpful:
http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf
For a break-down and explanation of the DMCA, this Cornell law site is very clear:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/
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