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What does the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 of protect?
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act did not add any categories of protection to the existing law.
What is a DMCA stand for?
Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Where can one find a copy of the digital millennium copyright act?
A copy of the digital millennium copyright act is always readily available on the government website. There are two other places that make the terms a little easier to read, which is on the wikipedia website, and the digital millennium copyright act website.
What was designed in part to protect software copyright?
Depending on context, the answer to this could be copyright law generally, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Digital Rights Management, or any number of things.
If you own a record can you download the digital version from a file sharer?
No, under the digital millennium copyright act this constitutes as piracy.
What does the abbreviation 'DMCA' stand for?
Digital Millennium Copyright Act - according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMCA
What terms described the act of illegally sharing a software application with someone else?
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act signed in Oct. 28, 1998.
Do you capitalize Digital millennium Copyright Act?
Yes; when speaking of a specific law by its short title, you could capitalize it as it appears in the law.
How can a website be in breach of the digital millennium copyright act?
Most websites are more likely to violate the "old" copyright law than they are to violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, but the prime way sites find themselves up against DMCA is by distributing software designed to circumvent DRM and similar copyright protections. DMCA takedown notices are often sent in response to posting infringing material, but that's a violation of the plain old copyright law; DMCA just makes it easier for rightsholders to respond.
What is Singapore's Digital Copyright Act?
The 2004 amendment to the Copyright Act sought to clarify aspects of the existing law, and how they apply to digital works and the internet.
What is the Digital Technology and Copyright Act of 1994?
The 1994 act is the copyright law of New Zealand; it was significantly updated by the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008.
What are the punishments of breaking the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 2000?
The DMCA did not affect the punishments for infringement laid out in the existing copyright law. Fines range from $750 to $30,000 per infringement, and in extreme cases may include five years in prison.
