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 DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT Definition
We define DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT |
DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT - A controversial reform of the U.S. copyright laws that is the first attempt to update those laws for the age of digital technology. It covers circumvention of copyright protections, fair use of copyrighted materials, and protection of ISPs from liability--as long as they follow certain practices. However, DMCA also prohibits circumventing of access controls and copyrights, and bans devices which do such circumvention. The problems with this arise when computer scientists, security analysts, users, etc., are unable to test supposedly secure products for lax security, and if they do find lax security they are unable to tell anyone or they could face prosecution. The first major DMCA case involved a Russian programmer whose company created software that allowed the bypassing of eBook security by Adobe. This allowed legitimate users to back up their eBooks and use them in different formats, which is legal by fair use standards; but it also allowed illegitimate users to potentially make pirated copies of the eBooks, which the DMCA prohibits. |
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