ANTICIRCUMVENTION DEVICE

anticircumvention  device.Copyright. An apparatus designed to  prevent bypassing, avoiding,

removing,  deacti-vating,  or  impairing  a  technological  measure  that  controls  access  to  a  work

protected by copyright; an apparatus in a media player or receiver, such as a DVD player or a TV

satellite dish, designed to prevent unauthorized use or duplication of copyrighted material. [Blacks Law 8th]