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On March 10, 2004 the European Union passed a "DMCA on steroids" which is very similar to the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Main article: WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act
DMCA Title I has two major portions, one of which includes works covered by several treaties in US copy prevention laws and gave the title its name and the other which is often known as the DMCA anti-circumvention provisions. The latter implemented a broad ban on the circumvention of copy prevention systems and required that all analogue video recorders have copy prevention built in.
Main article: Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act (OCILLA)
DMCA Title II creates a safe harbor for online service providerAn online service provider is an entity which provides a service online. It can include ISPs and web sites, such as the Wikipedia or message board operators. This broad definition is significant for the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation As (OSPs, including ISPs) against copyright liability if they promptly block access if they receive a notification from a copyright holder or their agent. It also includes a counter-notification which requires restoration of the material and a provision for subpoenas to identify alleged infringers.
DMCA Title III modified section 117 of copyright law so that those repairing computers could make certain temporary, limited copies while working on a computer.
DMCA Title IV contains an assortment of provisions:
DMCA Title V added sections 1301 through 1332 to add protection for boat hull designs.
As useful articles whose form cannot be cleanly separated from their function, boat hull designs were formerly not protected under copyright law.
There are efforts in Congress to modify the Act. Richard BoucherRichard Boucher is the name of at least two people: Rick Boucher Democratic member of the U. House of Representatives representing Virginia Richard A. Boucher United States Department of State spokesman, and former Ambassador and diplomat., a Democratic congressman from Virginia, is leading one of these efforts by introducing the Digital Media Consumers Rights ActThe Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act DMCRA is a direct challenge to portions of the DMCA, and would intesify FTC efforts to mandate proper labeling for copy-protected CDs to ensure consumer protection from deceptive labeling practices. It would also al (DMCRA).
A prominent bill related to the DMCA is the Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion ActThe Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act CBDTPA , known in early drafts as the Security Systems and Standards Certification Act SSSCA , and sometimes derisively called the Consume But Don't Try Programming Anything bill, is a proposed U (CBDTPA), known in early drafts as the Security Systems and Standards Certification Act (SSSCA). This bill, if passed, would deal with the devices used to access digital content and would be even more restrictive than the DMCA.
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