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DMCA

American  

abbreviation

  1. Digital Millennium Copyright Act: an act of Congress (1998) that adapted copyright law to digital materials and technologies.


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It is the bane of Twitch streamers and YouTubers and the enforcement tool of the entertainment industry — the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA.

From The Verge • Apr. 19, 2022

The web had rules — you cannot put up illegal content or it would get taken down, DMCA, copyright, and all this other stuff — but they were rules built through democratic, legislative processes.

From The Verge • Apr. 12, 2022

That’s why EFF has filed a lawsuit against the US government seeking to invalidate Section 1201 of the DMCA.

From The Guardian • Sep. 8, 2016

"That's a problem for the industry, but not one that will be solved by misguided attacks on YouTube and the DMCA."

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2016

In general, in fact, the Farmers' Tale is fairly accurate in describing both the origins of and the threats posed by the DMCA.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James