Ten Years of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Same Old, Same Old
Public Knowledge, October 15, 2008
By Sarah Jameson
Ten years later, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act has proven ineffective. What was intended to be a law that protects against piracy has produced "unintended consequences," including chilling of speech, suppression of research and innovation, and jeopardizing of fair use.
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