Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act

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provision of United States copyright law statutory limitation on copyright liability

Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act is a provision of U.S. copyright law that clarifies and limits liability for making temporary software copies in the course of computer maintenance and repair.

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Label	Occurrences
Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act canonical	2

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	provision of United States copyright law ⓘ statutory limitation on copyright liability ⓘ
aimsToProtect	consumers who rely on independent computer maintenance services ⓘ independent computer maintenance and repair businesses ⓘ
appliesTo	computer maintenance providers ⓘ computer repair technicians ⓘ service organizations performing computer maintenance ⓘ
basedOnConcept	incidental copying as part of legitimate technical service activities ⓘ
clarifies	that certain temporary software copies made solely for maintenance or repair may be noninfringing ⓘ
condition	temporary copies must be destroyed or not retained longer than necessary for maintenance or repair ⓘ temporary copies must be made solely for the purpose of computer maintenance or repair ⓘ temporary copies must not be used to provide additional unlicensed copies of software ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
effect	reduces risk of copyright infringement claims for certain maintenance-related copying ⓘ supports competition in the computer maintenance and repair market ⓘ
legalDomain	computer law ⓘ copyright law ⓘ software law ⓘ
legalEffect	creates a statutory safe harbor for certain maintenance-related software copying ⓘ
opposes	anticompetitive use of copyright in the computer maintenance market ⓘ
policyGoal	to balance software copyright protection with practical needs of computer servicing ⓘ to prevent copyright law from being used to block third-party maintenance services ⓘ
purpose	to clarify liability for temporary software copies made during computer maintenance and repair ⓘ to limit copyright infringement liability for certain maintenance-related copying ⓘ
regulates	temporary copies of software made in the course of computer maintenance ⓘ temporary copies of software made in the course of computer repair ⓘ
relatedTo	limitations on exclusive rights in computer programs ⓘ software backup and archival copy provisions ⓘ
scope	temporary copying incidental to diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of a computer system ⓘ
subjectOf	limitations on exclusive rights of software copyright owners ⓘ
typeOfLimitation	specific exception to software reproduction rights ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Digital Millennium Copyright Act → title → Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act ⓘ

Public Law 105-304 → containsTitle → Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act ⓘ