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1、THEDIGITALMILLENNIUMCOPYRIGHTACTOF1998U.S.CopyrightOfficeSummaryDecember1998INTRODUCTIONTheDigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct(DMCA)1wassignedintolawbyPresidentClintononOctober28,1998.Thelegislationimplementstwo1996WorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization(WIPO)
2、treaties:theWIPOCopyrightTreatyandtheWIPOPerformancesandPhonogramsTreaty.TheDMCAalsoaddressesanumberofothersignificantcopyright-relatedissues.TheDMCAisdividedintofivetitles:!TitleI,the“WIPOCopyrightandPerformancesandPhonogramsTreatiesImplementationActo
3、f1998,”implementstheWIPOtreaties.!TitleII,the“OnlineCopyrightInfringementLiabilityLimitationAct,”createslimitationsontheliabilityofonlineserviceprovidersforcopyrightinfringementwhenengagingincertaintypesofactivities.!TitleIII,the“ComputerMaintenanceCom
4、petitionAssuranceAct,”createsanexemptionformakingacopyofacomputerprogrambyactivatingacomputerforpurposesofmaintenanceorrepair.!TitleIVcontainssixmiscellaneousprovisions,relatingtothefunctionsoftheCopyrightOffice,distanceeducation,theexceptionsintheCopy
5、rightActforlibrariesandformakingephemeralrecordings,“webcasting”ofsoundrecordingsontheInternet,andtheapplicabilityofcollectivebargainingagreementobligationsinthecaseoftransfersofrightsinmotionpictures.!TitleV,the“VesselHullDesignProtectionAct,”createsa
6、newformofprotectionforthedesignofvesselhulls.ThismemorandumsummarizesbrieflyeachtitleoftheDMCA.Itprovidesmerelyanoverviewofthelaw’sprovisions;forpurposesoflengthandreadabilityasignificantamountofdetailhasbeenomitted.Acompleteunderstandingofanyprovision
7、oftheDMCArequiresreferencetothetextofthelegislationitself.1Pub.L.No.105-304,112Stat.2860(Oct.28,1998).CopyrightOfficeSummaryDecember1998Page1TheDigitalMillenniumCopyrightActof1998TITLEI:WIPOTREATYIMPLEMENTATIONTitleIimplementstheWIPOtreaties.First,itma
8、kescertaintechnicalamendmentstoU.S.law,inordertoprovideappropriatereferencesandlinkstothetreaties.Second,itcreatestwonewprohibitionsinTitle17oftheU.S.Code—oneoncircumventionoftechnologicalmeasuresusedbycopyrightownerstoprotecttheirworks
