Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,507,553,778 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

DMCA

   Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia 0.16 sec.

DMCA

(Digital Millennium Copyright Act) A U.S. law enacted in late 1998 that provides penalties for developing hardware or software that overrides copy protection schemes for digital media. The DMCA is considered a very controversial law by many who see it as an infringement to freedom. See copy protection.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
For example, the DMCA can provide protection for libraries that are online sex-vice providers (OSP) in the instance of copyright violations, if the library/ provider registers an agent and develops policies for notification and termination of the service use should copyright violations be discovered (Hoffman, 2001).
To receive the DMCA Limitation of Liability the students would have to demonstrate that they are service providers who have a policy of removing infringing files, and of terminating repeat infringers.
Such a misapplication of the DMCA could then be used to regulate the brand of film in your camera, or the tires on your car.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.