<P> The Digital Millennium Copyright Act ( DMCA ) is a United States copyright law that implements two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) . It criminalizes production and dissemination of technology , devices , or services intended to circumvent measures ( commonly known as digital rights management or DRM ) that control access to copyrighted works . It also criminalizes the act of circumventing an access control , whether or not there is actual infringement of copyright itself . In addition , the DMCA heightens the penalties for copyright infringement on the Internet . Passed on October 12 , 1998 , by a unanimous vote in the United States Senate and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on October 28 , 1998 , the DMCA amended Title 17 of the United States Code to extend the reach of copyright , while limiting the liability of the providers of online services for copyright infringement by their users . </P>
<P> The Digital Millennium Copyright Act ( DMCA ) is a United States copyright law that implements two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) . It criminalizes production and dissemination of technology , devices , or services intended to circumvent measures ( commonly known as digital rights management or DRM ) that control access to copyrighted works . It also criminalizes the act of circumventing an access control , whether or not there is actual infringement of copyright itself . In addition , the DMCA heightens the penalties for copyright infringement on the Internet . Passed on October 12 , 1998 , by a unanimous vote in the United States Senate and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on October 28 , 1998 , the DMCA amended Title 17 of the United States Code to extend the reach of copyright , while limiting the liability of the providers of online services for copyright infringement by their users . </P>
2 . the was passed to give significant protection to owners of copyrights in digital information
2 . the was passed to give significant protection to owners of copyrights in digital information
Digital Millennium Copyright Act ( DMCA )
Digital Millennium Copyright Act ( DMCA )