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ZDNet UK: Public Get a Say on DMCA

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 23, 2002

[ Thanks to libdave
for this link. ]

“Foes of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act have a second
chance to tweak a section of the controversial law.

“On Tuesday, the US Copyright Office began accepting comments
from the public on the law’s ‘anticircumvention’ section, which
limits people’s ability to bypass copy-protection mechanisms.
Comments are due by 18 December.

“When enacting the DMCA in 1998, Congress ordered the Copyright
Office to conduct regular reviews of one portion of the law. The
Librarian of Congress, who oversees the Copyright Office, may
exempt specific groups from being covered by part of the
DMCA…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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