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DMCA
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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.



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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act may get stronger.
Sprague was arrested last April and pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
But five years ago, as a way to adapt old copyright laws into the new digital media environment, Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
 
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