The EFF is suing over one of the worst US copyright rules

7/27/2016

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This controversial law, also known as the anti-circumvention rules, prohibits the circumvention of digital rights management (DRM) technologies. The EFF argues that Section 1201 restricts users' rights to freely access and modify copyrighted materials. The lawsuit seeks to challenge the broad interpretation and application of the law, which has been criticized for hindering innovation, impeding speech, and limiting fair use rights. The outcome of this lawsuit could have significant implications for digital copyright law and the balance between copyright protection and user rights.

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