DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT

Digital Millennium Copyright Act.A 1998 federal law harmonizing  United  States copyright

protection  with  international  law,  limiting  copyright  liability  for  Internet  service  providers,  and

expanding software owners’ ability to copy programs. • Among many other provisions, the statute

extends  copyright  protection  to  computer  programs,  movies,  and  other  audiovisual  works

worldwide;  attempts  to  regulate  cyberspace;  forbids  devices  whose  purpose  is  to  evade  digital

antipiracy  tools;  and  bars  the  production  or  distribution  of  falsified  copyright-management

information. 17 USCA §§ 1301–1332. — Abbr. DMCA. [Blacks Law 8th]