US Copyright office makes exception to copyright laws – July 26
Comments (11,598) Moments ago, the US Copyright office released its review of copyright law and added 6 exemptions. The law affects the The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA was originally designed to protect digital media, but its restrictions were harsh.
So What does this new law mean?
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Now you can legally buy a CD, upload it to your iTunes file and keep the original near a DVD player. You are still not allowed to sell or distribute it.
More importantly, if you buy a digital book for a media-reader, you can also legally read it to a blind audience.
You may also copy DVDs you own and use portions of them in short, educational, documentary, or non-commercial videos.
And that phone that only allows certain apps? This is a get-out-of-jail-free card for your phone. You can unlock your phone and use it on a different network, or add apps of your choosing.
You are now exempt from infringement of copyright law if you do any of the following:
1 Defeating a lawfully obtained DVD’s encryption for the sole purpose of short, fair use in an educational setting or for criticism
2 Computer programs that allow you to run lawfully obtained software on your phone that you otherwise would not be able to run aka Jailbreaking to use Google Voice on your iPhone
3 Computer programs that allow you to use your phone on a different network aka Jailbreaking to use your iPhone on T-Mobile
4 Circumventing video game encryption (DRM) for the purposes of legitimate security testing or investigation
5 Cracking computer programs protected by dongles when the dongles become obsolete or are no longer being manufactured
6 Having an ebook be read aloud (ie for the blind) even if that book has controls built into it to prevent that sort of thing.
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