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1、THEDIGITALMILLENNIUMCOPYRIGHTACTOF1998U.S.CopyrightOfficeSummaryDecember1998INTRODUCTIONTheDigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct(DMCA)1wassignedintolawbyPresidentClintononOctober28,1998.Thelegislationimplementstwo1996WorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization(WIPO)treaties:theWIPOCop
2、yrightTreatyandtheWIPOPerformancesandPhonogramsTreaty.TheDMCAalsoaddressesanumberofothersignificantcopyright-relatedissues.TheDMCAisdividedintofivetitles:!TitleI,the“WIPOCopyrightandPerformancesandPhonogramsTreatiesImplementationActof1998,”implementstheWIPOtreaties.!Titl
3、eII,the“OnlineCopyrightInfringementLiabilityLimitationAct,”createslimitationsontheliabilityofonlineserviceprovidersforcopyrightinfringementwhenengagingincertaintypesofactivities.!TitleIII,the“ComputerMaintenanceCompetitionAssuranceAct,”createsanexemptionformakingacopyofa
4、computerprogrambyactivatingacomputerforpurposesofmaintenanceorrepair.!TitleIVcontainssixmiscellaneousprovisions,relatingtothefunctionsoftheCopyrightOffice,distanceeducation,theexceptionsintheCopyrightActforlibrariesandformakingephemeralrecordings,“webcasting”ofsoundrecor
5、dingsontheInternet,andtheapplicabilityofcollectivebargainingagreementobligationsinthecaseoftransfersofrightsinmotionpictures.!TitleV,the“VesselHullDesignProtectionAct,”createsanewformofprotectionforthedesignofvesselhulls.ThismemorandumsummarizesbrieflyeachtitleoftheDMCA.
6、Itprovidesmerelyanoverviewofthelaw’sprovisions;forpurposesoflengthandreadabilityasignificantamountofdetailhasbeenomitted.AcompleteunderstandingofanyprovisionoftheDMCArequiresreferencetothetextofthelegislationitself.1Pub.L.No.105-304,112Stat.2860(Oct.28,1998).CopyrightOff
7、iceSummaryDecember1998Page1TheDigitalMillenniumCopyrightActof1998TITLEI:WIPOTREATYIMPLEMENTATIONTitleIimplementstheWIPOtreaties.First,itmakescertaintechnicalamendmentstoU.S.law,inordertoprovideappropriatereferencesandlinkstothetreaties.Second,itcreatestwonewprohibitionsi
8、nTitle17oftheU.S.Code—oneoncircumventionoftechnologicalmeasuresusedbycopyrightownerstoprotecttheirworks
