DMCA
DMCA Used to Enforce Moral Rights in Video Games
In the United States, moral rights are protected at the federal level through section 106A of the U.S. Copyright Code.[1] The provision provides for the right of attribution and the right of integrity to authors of certain works only. Specifically, authors of works of visual art, which is defined as a painting, drawing, print or […]
Out with the Old, In with the New: DMCA Exemptions Under Review
The U.S. Copyright Office is currently in the process of conducting its 6th triennial rulemaking review under 17 U.S.C. § 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"). This section allows the Copyright Office to create exemptions to the DMCA’s prohibition against bypassing technological measures that control access to copyright protected works. In each rulemaking proceeding […]
Exceptions which Circumvent Logic
Effective October 28, 2012, the US now has a new list of exceptions to its digital management circumvention laws in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (hereafter “DMCA”).
RealDVD case affirms anti-piracy legislation, but where are my personal use rights?
On 11 August 2009, a U.S. District Court in California ruled that RealDVD, RealNetwork's software that enables users to copy DVDs for personal storage on hard drives, was in violation of U.S. copyright law. In light of the evidence that RealDVD circumvented anti-piracy protection requirements set out in law, Judge Marylin Patel granted the DVD […]