INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
COMPUTER NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET
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To criminalize the act of circumventing, or getting around, access controls that block access to copyrighted works.
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To make all content on the Internet free for everyone to use.
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To criminalize plagiarism on the Internet.
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To allow for open source software on the Internet.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a controversial United States digital rights management ( DRM ) law enacted October 28, 1998 by then-President Bill Clinton. The intent behind DMCA was to create an updated version of copyright laws to deal with the special challenges of regulating digital material.
Detailed explanation-2: -United States Copyright law, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), which the United States Congress passed in 1998 to address online activity, bars the unlawful reproduction, distribution or performance of copyrighted Works.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Digital Millennium Copyright Act : was enacted to curb the pirating of software and other pirated works. Protection for trade dress is available under the Lanham Act. Copyright of a “work made for hire” runs for the life of the creator of the work plus 50 years.