For those interested in a bit of digital activism:
[Public Knowledge]<http://publicknowledge.nationbuilder.com/?e=124c5d1da307e6a4fa2e68c5fff93853&utm_source=publicknowledge&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=unlock&n=1> Do digital locks keep you from using copyrighted works in ways that are otherwise legal? [including Fair Use] An overreaching copyright law called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) makes it illegal to bypass digital locks that are placed on copyrighted works.<http://publicknowledge.nationbuilder.com/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publicknowledge.org%2Fissues%2Fanticircumvention&e=124c5d1da307e6a4fa2e68c5fff93853&utm_source=publicknowledge&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=unlock&n=2> But every three years, the Library of Congress grants exemptions to the DMCA so that individuals can break digital locks in limited circumstances. Tomorrow is the deadline for the public to respond to people and organizations who opposed the list of exemptions under consideration<http://publicknowledge.nationbuilder.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcopyright.gov%2F1201%2F2015%2Fcomments-032715%2F&e=124c5d1da307e6a4fa2e68c5fff93853&utm_source=publicknowledge&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=unlock&n=3>. It was this same process that eventually led to a cell phone unlocking law<http://publicknowledge.nationbuilder.com/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publicknowledge.org%2Fnews-blog%2Fpress-release%2Fpresident-obama-signs-unlocking-consumer-choice-and-wireless-competition-ac&utm_campaign=digital_locks&n=4&e=daea3f014a6004647e340a841dbe3615&utm_source=publicknowledge&utm_medium=email&e=124c5d1da307e6a4fa2e68c5fff93853&utm_source=publicknowledge&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=unlock&n=5> last year, which was a major win for consumers. Now you have the chance to highlight other unreasonable digital locks. <http://publicknowledge.nationbuilder.com/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdmca.digitalrighttorepair.org%2F&e=124c5d1da307e6a4fa2e68c5fff93853&utm_source=publicknowledge&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=unlock&n=6> One exemption request Public Knowledge has continued to support is DVD ripping<http://publicknowledge.nationbuilder.com/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publicknowledge.org%2Fnews-blog%2Fblogs%2Ftell-the-copyright-office-to-remove-these-digital-locks%2F&e=124c5d1da307e6a4fa2e68c5fff93853&utm_source=publicknowledge&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=unlock&n=7>. This exemption allows DVD owners to continue to be able to access and enjoy the copies of the works they have bought, even as the formats in which they purchased them become increasingly obsolete. It will also allow copy owners to convert their copies to a different format for backup purposes. Among other unreasonable statements, opponents of DVD ripping say that users should simply buy everything again in digital formats. This would be exorbitantly expensive, and not all content is available digitally. Click here<http://publicknowledge.nationbuilder.com/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdmca.digitalrighttorepair.org%2Fform&e=124c5d1da307e6a4fa2e68c5fff93853&utm_source=publicknowledge&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=unlock&n=8> and select “Rip Your DVDs<http://publicknowledge.nationbuilder.com/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdmca.digitalrighttorepair.org%2Fform&e=124c5d1da307e6a4fa2e68c5fff93853&utm_source=publicknowledge&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=unlock&n=9>” to learn more about what the opponents are saying and to tell the Copyright Office the problems you will face if you can’t make personal copies of your DVDs. The deadline is tomorrow! Tweet this:<http://publicknowledge.nationbuilder.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fctt.ec%2FM08S6&e=124c5d1da307e6a4fa2e68c5fff93853&utm_source=publicknowledge&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=unlock&n=10> Tell the Copyright Office that you shouldn’t have to re-buy your entire DVD collection! bit.ly/1HUMTGJ #1201Reform #DVDRipping Public Knowledge · 1818 N St NW, Suite 410, Washington, DC 20036, United States You can also keep up with Public Knowledge on Twitter<http://publicknowledge.nationbuilder.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fpublicknowledge&e=124c5d1da307e6a4fa2e68c5fff93853&utm_source=publicknowledge&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=unlock&n=12> or Facebook<http://publicknowledge.nationbuilder.com/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpublicknowledge&e=124c5d1da307e6a4fa2e68c5fff93853&utm_source=publicknowledge&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=unlock&n=13>. Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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