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New Exemptions to Anti-Circumvention Rules.

The author reflects on the proposed exemptions to the anti-circumvention rules for technical protection measures (TPMs) used by copyright owners. Topics covered include exemptions already granted and suspended by the U.S. Copyright Office, the implications of the anti-circumvention rules beyond anti...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 24 - 27
Main Author: Samuelson, Pamela
Format: Opinion
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Mar2016
Subjects:
Copyright
Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Piracy prevention (Copyright)
Computer security testing
Intellectual property
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The author reflects on the proposed exemptions to the anti-circumvention rules for technical protection measures (TPMs) used by copyright owners. Topics covered include exemptions already granted and suspended by the U.S. Copyright Office, the implications of the anti-circumvention rules beyond anti-piracy purposes, and details relating to the unlocking and jailbreaking exemptions. She discusses the effect of anti-circumvention rules on computer security testing.