Digital Millennium Copyright Act
copyright law in the United States of America
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a copyright law that protects copyright on the internet in the U.S.A. This Act was passed by the United States Congress in 1998.[1][2]
Long title | To amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and for other purposes. |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | DM, DMCA |
Enacted by | the 105th United States Congress |
Effective | October 28, 1998 |
Citations | |
Public law | Pub. L. 105-304 |
Statutes at Large | 112 Stat. 2860 (1998) |
Codification | |
Acts amended | Copyright Act of 1976 |
Titles amended | 5 (Government Organization and Employees); 17 (Copyrights); 28 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure); 35 (Patents) |
U.S.C. sections created | 17 U.S.C. §§ 512, 1201–1205, 1301–1332; 28 U.S.C. § 4001 |
U.S.C. sections amended | 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, 104, 104A, 108, 132, 114, 117, 701 |
Legislative history | |
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It puts into effect two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It criminalizes production and distribution of technology, devices, or services intended to circumvent (get around) measures which control access to copyrighted works. These "measures" are commonly known as digital rights management or DRM.[3]
The WIPO Copyright Treaty is the basis of protecting copyright on the web.
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