Related Issues: DMCA Rulemaking, Hollywood v. DVD
2003 DMCA Rulemaking
In 2003, EFF applied for four exemptions to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA), asking the Copyright Office to allow consumers to:
EFF Prepared Testimony at Copyright Office section 1201 rule-making hearings presented by EFF Staff Attorney, Gwen Hinze
- Play copy-protected audio CDs that malfunction to prevent playback
- View foreign region-coded DVD movies on U.S. players
- Fast-forward through unskippable commercials prior to movies on DVDs
- Play and make full use of public domain movies on DVDs
EFF Prepared Testimony at Copyright Office section 1201 rule-making hearings presented by EFF Staff Attorney, Gwen Hinze
- Foreign audiovisual works and movies released on non region 1 DVDs and not otherwise available in the United States
- Public domain motion pictures released on CSS-protected DVDs
- Sound recordings on copy-protected audio CDs
- DVDs with unskippable promotional material.
Documents
Post-hearing questions from the Copyright Office
- July 16, 2003 Region Coding[PDF, 73.99 KB]
- December 20, 2002
Letter to Mary Beth Peters[PDF, 3.55 KB] Complaint that the 1201 rule-making notice of inquiry set standards that are far too restrictive. Sent by Public Knowledge, EFF, Consumers Union and the American Federation of the Blind.
- December 18, 2002 EFF comments to Librarian of Congress and U.S. Copyright Office [PDF, 232.86 KB]
Post-hearing comments, June 26 2003
- Annexure A [PDF, 59.11 KB]
- Comments[PDF, 86.56 KB]
Post-hearing comments, June 20 2003
- Annexure A[PDF, 56.04 KB]
- Annexure B[PDF, 57.18 KB]
- Comments[PDF, 163.37 KB]
Other Resources
- Copyright Office Archive[copyright.gov]
