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The DMCA criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or services intended to circumvent measures that control access to copyrighted works.
Basically, the DMCA further protects copyrighted material.
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoOne of the major purposes was to clarify the limits of liability for online service providers who are unaware that members have distributed unauthorized copies of a copyrighted work. The DMCA laid out the "safe harbor" provisions under which such providers could avoid being sued for "contributory infringement", such as by having a registered copyright agent for receiving complaints and a procedure to "promptly disable" the allegedly infringing works and notifying the member of the reason for it, among other things. 17 USC § 512.
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∙ 13y agoThe DMCA is a US copyright law intended to align US law with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties. It is generally associated with criminalizing DRM circumvention, although it did have other aspects.
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What does the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 of protect?
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act did not add any categories of protection to the existing law.
What is Singapore's Digital Copyright Act?
The 2004 amendment to the Copyright Act sought to clarify aspects of the existing law, and how they apply to digital works and the internet.
What is the purpose of the copyright act?
The purpose of copyright is "to promote the progress of science and the useful arts."
When was Digital Millennium Copyright Act created?
1998.
What is a DMCA stand for?
Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
What is the Digital Technology and Copyright Act of 1994?
The 1994 act is the copyright law of New Zealand; it was significantly updated by the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008.
Where can one find a copy of the digital millennium copyright act?
A copy of the digital millennium copyright act is always readily available on the government website. There are two other places that make the terms a little easier to read, which is on the wikipedia website, and the digital millennium copyright act website.
What was designed in part to protect software copyright?
Depending on context, the answer to this could be copyright law generally, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Digital Rights Management, or any number of things.
Which ACT criminalized the willful infringement of copyrighted works?
The Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Act
If you own a record can you download the digital version from a file sharer?
No, under the digital millennium copyright act this constitutes as piracy.
What does the abbreviation 'DMCA' stand for?
Digital Millennium Copyright Act - according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMCA
What terms described the act of illegally sharing a software application with someone else?
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act signed in Oct. 28, 1998.
