Every three years, the Librarian of Congress reviews the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998. If needed, the DMCA is modified to reflect changes in technology.
This year the DMCA has been updated with the following changes:
- DVD decryption/copying - Users are now permitted to decrypt the CSS encryption on a DVD and use part of the content in educational use, documentary film making, or non commercial videos (hello Youtube).
- Jailbreaking Rooting Mobile Phones - Modifying mobile computing devices such as the iPhone to enable additional operability and install 3rd party programs (jailbreaking) is now permitted.
- Video Games - Video game encryption can be bypassed to test the game or to correct a security flaw.
- eBook Accessibility- eBooks that have the read aloud function disabled can have this function turned back on if all versions of the book have the function disabled.
Since I am not a lawyer, I can only interpret the changes as I read them. Please take time to review the original document yourself and if this impacts you, you may want to consult an attorney for further clarification.
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