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Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA)

•	Digital Millennium Copyright Act (in PDF) http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf A summary of the details of the legislation authorizing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
•	EducauseConnect - DCMA http://connect.educause.edu/term_view/DMCA This link takes users to a browseable index of topics and resources related the DCMA, the Digital Millenium Copyright Act,
•	Copyright Legislation Directly Affects Teaching and Research: Congress Enacts the DMCA Copyright Management Center, Indiana University/Purdue University of Indiana http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/dmcamemo.html This site summarizes the most salient provisions of the DMCA affecting higher education and suggests how the Act may require changes in common university practices. (Note, this site is scheduled to cease operations sometime in 2008 and is no longer being updated)
•	What Colleges and Universities Need to Know about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act EDUCAUSE http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/html/cem/cem99/cem9913.html The article focuses on two sections of particular importance: 1) limitations on infringement liability for "service providers" and 2) prohibitions on circumvention of technological protection measures (TPMs). It includes a summary of actions institutions should consider taking in response to the provisions of the Act.
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