November 10, 2000
Scholars Decry New Copyright Rule
Scholars are denouncing a Library of Congress rule that sharply limits when people can sidestep technological devices designed to restrict the use of online material protected under copyright law.
The final rule, which took effect last month, clarifies a vaguely worded provision in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The provision allows people to circumvent the blocking devices under limited circumstances, but doesn't spell out those circumstances.
The library's new rule says
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