March 12, 2002
Practical Aspects of Modern Cryptography
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Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
nCharacterized by proponents as a “small, technical” change to US copyright law
nIn reality, made major, sweeping provisions to the rules regarding digital content
nIncorporated into U.S. law at 17 USC 1201 et. sec.
n“No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under [copyright]…”