Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act_(DMCA)
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:DMCA
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Copyright_Act_of_1976
gptkbp:appliesTo technological protection measures
digital copyright infringement
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:17_U.S.C._§_1201
gptkb:17_U.S.C._§_512
gptkbp:containsProvision anti-circumvention
notice-and-takedown system
safe harbor for online service providers
limitations on liability for ISPs
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor chilling effects on free speech
abuse of takedown process
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 28, 1998
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:United_States_Copyright_Office
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:hasExceptionFor security testing
reverse engineering
encryption research
law enforcement activities
certain accessibility uses
nonprofit libraries, archives, and educational institutions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
gptkbp:influencedBy technology companies
internet service providers
content creators
libraries and archives
users of digital media
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:purpose to implement the WIPO Copyright Treaty
to implement the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Copyright_Act_of_1976
gptkb:No_Electronic_Theft_Act
gptkb:WIPO_Copyright_Treaty
gptkb:WIPO_Performances_and_Phonograms_Treaty
Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act
gptkbp:reviewedEvery three years (for exemptions to anti-circumvention)
gptkbp:section gptkb:Section_1201
gptkb:Section_512
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:startDate October 28, 1998
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:military
legal cases
legislative amendments
gptkbp:title gptkb:Title_17_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:website https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:right_to_repair
gptkb:YouTube_Copyright_Policy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7