IP: RFC -- DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT, SECTION 1201(g)

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT,
> SECTION 1201(g)
>
> Issue: Encryption/Copyright
>
> The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and 
> the U.S. Copyright Office invite interested parties to submit comments on 
> Section 1201(g) of The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The topics 
> are encryption research and the development of encryption technology; the 
> adequacy and effectiveness of technological measures designed to protect 
> copyrighted works; and the protection of copyright owners against 
> unauthorized access to their encrypted copyrighted works. 
>
> The principal question is: "How will the provisions of section 1201(g) 
> of the DMCA affect encryption research?" The Register of Copyrights and 
> the Assistant Secretary of Communications and Information of the Department 
> of Commerce must prepare a report for Congress, examining Section 1201(g) 
> no later than October 28, 1999. Comments by the public must be received 
> by July 26, 1999. 
>
> Mail comments to both the Department of Commerce and the Copyright Office 
> addresses: Paula J. Bruening, Office of Chief Counsel, NTIA, Room 4713, 
> U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave, NW, 
> Washington, DC 20230 and Jesse M. Feder, Office of Policy and 
> International Affairs, U.S. Copyright Office, Copyright GC/I&R, 
> P.I. Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024. Comments sent 
> in electronic form should go to both dmca () ntia doc gov and  and crypto () loc gov. 
>
> For details about the format of the submissions, visit the NTIA web site at 
> the url below. [SOURCE: NTIA, AUTHOR: NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce and 
> the U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress] 
> (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/occ/dmca.htm)