hwamyeon writes: > While I agree that the anti-circumvention provision of the DMCA should > be revoked, I don't think we should be tasking the Librarian of Congress > to do this for us. The Librarian of Congress's power of exemption is > supposed to be specifically in the interest of supporting the mission of > the library. Fundamental changes to the DMCA is a political issue that > we should be tasking Congress with.
I agree that it would be preferable to have a comprehensive fix, like repealing the entirety of §1201. The current law calls for the Librarian of Congress to decide "whether persons who are users of a copyrighted work are, or are likely to be in the succeeding 3-year period, adversely affected by the prohibition under subparagraph (A) in their ability to make noninfringing uses under this title of a particular class of copyrighted works". 17 USC §1201(a)(1)(C). So that determination isn't limited to "the interest of supporting the mission of the library". -- Seth Schoen <[email protected]> Senior Staff Technologist https://www.eff.org/ Electronic Frontier Foundation https://www.eff.org/join 454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 +1 415 436 9333 x107 -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
