DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT

KEY COMPONENTS OF DMCA

17 USC 512Limitations on Liability Relating to Material Online

Safe Harbor

(Cornell University, n.d.)

Take-Down and Notice

17 USC 1201Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems

Anti-Circumvention
Digital Rights Management (DRM)

(Cornell University, n.d.)

CAPITOL RECORDS V. VIMEO

Case Background (Bailey, 2013)

144 File Infringements Granted Safe Harbor
55 File Infringements Considered Triable
Employee Involvement Too Hands On

Implications for 512Safe Harbor (Bailey, 2013)

Stricter Scrutiny for Safe Harbor
Increased Accountability for Hosts
Calls for Clarification

LENZ V. UNIVERSAL

Free Speech Issues (Brainz, 2010)

Guilty Until Proven Innocent
DMCA Take-Down Procedure Abuse

Fair Use Issues (Marrs, 2013)

Must Be Considered before Sending Take-Down Notice
Video was Non-Infringing

UBISOFT 2012 ANTI-CIRCUMVENTION CONCERNS

Privacy and Security (Orland, 2012)

Toolkit Program
Hidden to Users
Potential for Hacking/Theft

Anti-Circumvention Repercussions (U.S. Copyright Office, n.d.)

Potential Fines
Up to $500,000
Potential Jail Time
Up to 5 Years Imprisonment

AUTOMAKERS SEEK ANTI-CIRCUMVENTION

PROTECTION

Mobile Computing Device (Brandom, 2015)

GM, BMW, Ford, and 10 Others (Perez, 2015)
Opposition from Car Enthusiasts
Auto Service Exploit

Electronic Frontier Foundation Files For Exemptions (Brandom, 2015)

DMCA Not Created For Diagnosis, Repairs, Modification

PRE-1972 AUDIO RECORDINGS NEUTRAL

Capitol Records v. Vimeo (Gardner, 2013)

Judge Ronnie Abrams, NY, South District Court
Not Protected By DMCA
Calls for Congressional Revision

Capitol Records v. MP3 Tunes (Limones, 2014)

William H. Pauley III, NY, South District Court
Protected By DMCA

FUTURE IMPLICATIONS

Imminent Revision is Necessary

Incomplete Legislation
Burdening U.S. Court System

Limits to Anti-Circumvention
Outcry for Restrictions
Find Better Balance

Increased Technology Requires Frequent Revision

OVERALL POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS

Provides an Avenue for Innovation (Brainz, 2010)

Created New Websites and Content

Number of Wikipedia Articles increased from 10M to 34M between 20082015 (Wikipedia, n.d.)
Facebook Grows from 100M users in 2008 to 1.393B in 2015 (Smith, 2015)

More Interactive Internet

Users Can Connect More Easily

Faster Internet (Brainz, 2010)

Caching Services and New Technologies

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