DMCA Rulemaking Issued - 4 Exemptions
"Seth Johnson" <[email protected]>
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(Forwarded from Berkman Center DVD Discussion list) -----Original Message----- From: "James S. Tyre" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:31:15 -0800 Subject: [dvd-discuss] DMCA Rulemaking issued - 4 exemptions Full rulemaking at http://www.copyright.gov/1201/docs/fedreg-notice-final.pdf The exemptions, from http://www.copyright.gov/1201/docs/librarian_statement_01.html 1. Compilations consisting of lists of Internet locations blocked by commercially marketed filtering software applications that are intended to prevent access to domains, websites or portions of websites, but not including lists of Internet locations blocked by software applications that operate exclusively to protect against damage to a computer or computer network or lists of Internet locations blocked by software applications that operate exclusively to prevent receipt of email. 2. Computer programs protected by dongles that prevent access due to malfunction or damage and which are obsolete. 3. Computer programs and video games distributed in formats that have become obsolete and which require the original media or hardware as a condition of access. 4. Literary works distributed in ebook format when all existing ebook editions of the work (including digital text editions made available by authorized entities) contain access controls that prevent the enabling of the ebook's read-aloud function and that prevent the enabling of screen readers to render the text into a specialized format. See also the Register of Copyrights' recommendations to the Librarian of Congress (198 pages) at http://www.copyright.gov/1201/docs/registers-recommendation.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------- James S. Tyre mailto:[email protected] Law Offices of James S. Tyre 310-839-4114/310-839-4602(fax) 10736 Jefferson Blvd., #512 Culver City, CA 90230-4969 Co-founder, The Censorware Project http://censorware.net