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.
