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2006 DMCA Rulemaking

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2006 DMCA Rulemaking

EFF did not file for DMCA exemption requests in 2006. Instead we explained why the rule-making process is fundamentally broken and unable to protect consumers.

Updates

  • Deeplinks Blog by Fred von Lohmann | December 6, 2006

    TracFone Sues to Block Cellphone Unlocking Exemption

    As we reported just before Thanksgiving, the Copyright Office and Library of Congress recently announced a set of new DMCA exemptions, including one that entitles a person to unlock a cellphone without worrying about DMCA liability.
    Now prepaid wireless vendor TracFone has sued the Library...

    • Read more about TracFone Sues to Block Cellphone Unlocking Exemption
  • Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue | January 19, 2006

    DMCA Reply Comments: The Cell Phone Locking Exemption

    In the previous post, we noted the approaching deadline for filing reply comments in the Copyright Office's DMCA rulemaking proceeding and summarized the proposed exemption submitted by Ed Felten and J. Alex Halderman. This post highlights another key first round comment, one submitted by the Stanford Center...

    • Read more about DMCA Reply Comments: The Cell Phone Locking Exemption
  • Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue | January 19, 2006

    DMCA Reply Comments: The Rootkit Exemption

    The U.S. Copyright Office received 74 comments proposing exemptions to the DMCA's anti-circumvention provision as part of its triennial DMCA rulemaking proceeding. In this and subsequent posts, we will summarize the key exemption proposals made in this first round of comments. If you can offer specific factual or legal...

    • Read more about DMCA Reply Comments: The Rootkit Exemption
  • Press Release | December 1, 2005

    DMCA Triennial Rulemaking: Failing Consumers Completely

    EFF Bows Out of Broken Process San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today released a report entitled "DMCA Triennial Rulemaking: Failing the Digital Consumer," describing why the third triennial DMCA rulemaking, currently underway before the U.S. Copyright Office, does not effectively address the concerns of American digital media...
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    Deeplinks Blog by Fred von Lohmann | November 30, 2005

    DMCA Triennial Rulemaking: Failing Consumers Completely

    December 1 is the last day to submit proposals (by 5p EST) to the Copyright Office seeking a 3-year DMCA exemption for noninfringing activities that are otherwise squelched by "digital rights management" (DRM) restrictions.
    As we mentioned back in October, Congress has instructed the U.S. Copyright...

    • Read more about DMCA Triennial Rulemaking: Failing Consumers Completely

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  • December 2, 2008
    EFF Reply Comments to the Copyright Office

    An analysis of some of the arguments made in opposition to CSS circumvention exemption requests.

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