WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Copyright Office has issued a proposed rule called: Exemptions To Permit Circumvention of Access Controls on Copyrighted Works.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 28 by Emily L. Chapuis, General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights.
Summary: The United States Copyright Office is conducting the tenth triennial rulemaking proceeding under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), concerning temporary exemptions to the DMCA's prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. Having carefully considered the petitions for new and renewal exemptions and comments received in response to the June 9, 2026 Notification of Inquiry, th...