Title I

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Title I is the section of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that implements anti-circumvention measures and related protections for digital rights management technologies.

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Title I canonical 1
Title I – WIPO Treaties Implementation 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal provision
section of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
administeredInPartBy United States Copyright Office
aimsTo deter piracy of digital works
support use of technological protection measures by copyright owners
appliesTo digital works protected by copyright
technological measures controlling access to copyrighted works
associatedWith triennial rulemaking on anti-circumvention exemptions
codifiedIn Title 17 of the United States Code
contains 17 U.S.C. § 1201
17 U.S.C. § 1202
17 U.S.C. § 1203
17 U.S.C. § 1204
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedFor chilling effect on security research
impact on fair use
potential to restrict access to public domain works
potential to restrict interoperability
enactedAsPartOf Public Law 105-304
enactmentDate 1998-10-28
focusesOn anti-circumvention measures
digital rights management technologies
technological protection measures
implements WIPO Copyright Treaty
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
includes exemptions for certain nonprofit library, archive, and educational activities
exemptions for encryption research in limited circumstances
exemptions for law enforcement activities
exemptions for reverse engineering in limited circumstances
exemptions for security testing in limited circumstances
jurisdiction United States federal law
language English
partOf Digital Millennium Copyright Act
prohibits circumvention of access control technologies
distribution of circumvention devices
manufacture of circumvention devices
offering services that circumvent technological protection measures
protects access control measures
copy control measures
provides civil remedies for violations of anti-circumvention rules
criminal penalties for certain willful violations
regulates circumvention of technological protection measures
trafficking in circumvention tools
relatedTo anti-circumvention law
digital media distribution
online copyright enforcement
subjectMatter copyright law
digital copyright protection
digital rights management

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Public Law 105-304 containsTitle Title I
this entity surface form: Title I – WIPO Treaties Implementation