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D.M.C.A.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a 1998 United States copyright law that implements two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or services intended to circumvent measures that control access to copyrighted works (commonly known as digital rights management or DRM). It also criminalizes the act of circumventing an access control, whether or not there is actual infringement of copyright itself. In addition, the DMCA heightens the penalties for copyright infringement on the Internet. Passed on October 12, 1998, by a unanimous vote in the United States Senate and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on October 28, 1998, the DMCA amended Title 17 of the United States Code to extend the reach of copyright, while limiting the liability of the providers of online services for copyright infringement by their users. The DMCA's principal innovation in the field of copyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Title 17 Of The United States Code
In the United States Code, Title 17 outlines United States copyright law, its copyright law. It was codified into positive law on July 30, 1947. The latest version is from December 2016. * —Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright * —Copyright Ownership and Transfer * —Duration of Copyright * —Copyright Notice, Deposit, and Registration * — Copyright infringement, Infringement and Legal remedy, Remedies * —Manufacturing Requirements and Importation * —United States Copyright Office, Copyright Office * —Proceedings by Copyright Royalty Judges * —Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984, Protection of Semiconductor Chip Products * —Audio Home Recording Act, Digital Audio Recording Devices and Media * —Sound Recordings and Music Videos * —Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Copyright Protection and Management Systems * —Protection of Original Designs * —Unauthorized Use of Pre-1972 Sound Recordings * —Copyright Small Claims References External links *c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |