Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), US Copyright Office Summary [PDF]

Related Legislation

• "Consumers, Schools, and Libraries Digital Rights Management Awareness Act of 2003" (S. 1621, introduced Sept. 16, 2003) [PDF];
  ARL joins Shared Legal Capability letter endorsing S. 1621 (Sept. 24, 2003) [PDF]

• "Benefit Authors without Limiting Advancement or Net Consumer Expectations" or BALANCE Act (H.R. 1066), introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) on March 4, 2003

• "Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2003" (H.R. 107) reintroduced on 1/7/03 by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA), Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA), and Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL)

• "Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2002," introduced by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA), Oct. 3, 2002

• Rep. Boucher's Introductory Remarks (Oct. 3, 2002)

• ARL Press Release, Oct. 3, 2002

• Library Associations' Letter to House of Representatives, Nov. 20, 2002 [PDF]

• "Digital Choice and Freedom Act of 2002" (H.R. 5522), introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Oct. 2, 2002

• "Super" DMCA Legislation in the States, memo to ARL directors, April 24, 2003 [PDF]

Introduction and Analysis

• What the DMCA and the Copyright Term Extension Act Mean to the Library Community: Primer by Arnold Lutzker, posted Feb. 5, 1999 [PDF]

• The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, analysis by Jonathan Band, Oct. 20, 1998 [PDF]

• "The Digital Millennium: What Does It All Mean?" presentation by Arnold Lutzker at 133rd ARL Membership Meeting, Oct. 1998

Rulemaking and the First Sale and Fair Use Doctrines

• Letter to Rep. Howard Coble from Law Professors on Section 104 Study, Oct. 4, 2001 [PDF]

• Fair Use in the Electronic Age: Serving the Public Interest, a joint statement from several library associations

• Comments of the Digital Future Coalition Analyzing the Language of Section 104, Sept. 8, 2000 [PDF]

• Comments by the Library Associations on the First Sale Doctrine, Aug. 4, 2000

• Reply Comments of the Library Associations, pursuant to the US Copyright Office's Request for Public Comment on Sections 109 and 117, Sept. 5, 2000 [PDF]

1201(a)(1) Rulemaking

• Proponents of Proposed DMCA Section 1201 DVD-related Exemptions Answer Supplemental Questions (Sept. 10, '09)

• Statement by Jonathan Band on Behalf of ALA, ACRL, and ARL on DMCA Section 1201 Rulemaking, May 6, 2009 [PDF]

• LCA and MLA File Reply Comments on DMCA Section 1201 Rulemaking, Feb. 2, 2009 [PDF]

• LCA and MLA Comments on Section 1201 Rulemaking, Dec. 2, 2008 [PDF]

• LCA and Music Library Association Comments before Copyright Office on 1201 Rulemaking, Dec. 1, 2005 [PDF]

• Librarian of Congress releases "Rulemaking on Exemptions from Prohibition on Circumvention of Technological Measures that Control Access to Copyrighted Works";
  ARL and other library associations' press release, Oct. 28, 2003

• US Copyright Office, Anticircumvention Rulemaking, Current Exemptions Expire Oct 28, 2003

• Library Associations' Comments before Copyright Office on 1201 Rulemaking, Dec. 18, 2002 [PDF]

• DFC Alert: Copyright Owners Get Green Light to Roll with Technological Protection Measures at Consumer Expense, Nov. 2, 2000 [PDF]

• Statement of Congressman Rick Boucher: "Pay-Per-Use" Society One Step Closer, Nov. 2, 2000 [PDF]

• New Digital Copyright Ruling Poses New Barriers for Library Users and the American Public, Nov. 1, 2000 [PDF]

• Reply Comments of Library Associations Following Public Hearings before Copyright Office, Library of Congress, June 2000 [PDF]

• Written Transcripts from Anticircumvention Hearings, May 2000

OSP: Compliance

• Compliance with DMCA Requirements, Nov. 23, 1998

• Highlights of New Copyright Provision Establishing Limitation of Liability for Online Service Providers, Nov. 12, 1998

• "Complying with the DMCA," University of Texas, July 27, 2001

• Library OSP Letter to the House and the Senate, March 30, 1998 [PDF]

• Prof. Bob Oakley Testimony on OSP Liability, Sept. 4, 1997 [PDF]

Distance Education—1999

• Library Community Comments, Feb. 3, 1999 [PDF]

• Testimony of James G. Neal on behalf of the Library Community, Jan. 26, 1999 [PDF]

• Testimony of Sharon Hogan on behalf of the University of Illinois at Chicago, Jan. 26, 1999 [PDF]

• Testimony of Laura Gasaway on behalf of AACC, AASCU, EDUCAUSE, and NAIC, Jan. 27, 1999 [PDF]

• University of Maryland University College submission, Feb. 5, 1999 [PDF]

• Testimony of Howard Besser on behalf of University of California, Berkeley, Feb. 10, 1999

Section 108

• Copyright Notice

• Section 108(a)3 Notice Requirement, Memo, Arnold P. Lutzker, Aug. 19, 1999 [PDF]

• Preservation

• "Making Digital Copies in the Library," University of Texas, July 27, 2001

• Library Preservation: Changes Incorporated in H.R. 2281, The Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998 (PL 105-304), Nov. 18, 1998 [PDF]

Additional Resources

• Electronic Frontier Foundation DMCA Archive

• Video Kit from "Copyright in the New Millennium," Satellite Teleconference on DMCA, May 21, 1999

• Embracing Ambiguity: An ARL Copyright Briefing Notebook for 1999