Public Law 105-304

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Public Law 105-304 is the 1998 U.S. federal statute that enacted the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, implementing key international copyright treaties and establishing modern rules for digital rights management and online service provider liability.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
copyright law
addsSectionToTitle17 17 U.S.C. §1201
17 U.S.C. §1202
17 U.S.C. §1203
17 U.S.C. §1204
17 U.S.C. §512
affects online copyright enforcement practices
operations of internet service providers
user access to digital content
amends Title 17 of the United States Code
authorizes Digital Millennium Copyright Act
surface form: Librarian of Congress to grant exemptions to anti-circumvention rules
containsTitle Title I
surface form: Title I – WIPO Treaties Implementation

Title II
surface form: Title II – Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act

Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act
Title IV – Miscellaneous Provisions
Title V – Vessel Hull Design Protection Act
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creates limitations on liability for online service providers
notice-and-takedown procedure
safe harbor provisions for internet service providers
dateSigned 1998-10-28
enactedBy 105th United States Congress
establishes anti-circumvention provisions for technological protection measures
legal protection for digital rights management systems
triennial rulemaking for exemptions to anti-circumvention provisions
hasAcronym Digital Millennium Copyright Act
surface form: DMCA
hasShortTitle Digital Millennium Copyright Act
implements WIPO Copyright Treaty
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legislativeChamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
provides civil remedies for violations of anti-circumvention rules
criminal penalties for certain willful copyright infringements
limitations on remedies against nonprofit libraries, archives, and educational institutions
subpoena mechanism to identify alleged infringers via service providers
publicLawNumber 105-304
regulates circumvention of technological measures controlling access to copyrighted works
provision of circumvention tools and services
relatedTo U.S. Copyright Act
surface form: United States copyright law

intellectual property law in the United States
internet law
signedBy Bill Clinton
statutesAtLargeCitation 112 Stat. 2860
subject copyright
digital rights management
online service provider liability
title Digital Millennium Copyright Act
yearEnacted 1998

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Digital Millennium Copyright Act titleOf Public Law 105-304
Title I enactedAsPartOf Public Law 105-304
subject surface form: Title I (DMCA)
Title II enactedAsPartOf Public Law 105-304