Copyright Office Begins Period of Petitioning for Exemptions to Section 1201 of the DMCA

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“[T[he Copyright Office indicated that it continues to support changes that were outlined in the 2017 Section 1201 report… Given the Senate IP Subcommittee’s focus on DMCA modernization in recent months, it’s possible that proposed fixes to Section 1201 could gain new traction before the new round of Section 1201 temporary exemptions goes into effect.” On June 22, the U.S. Copyright Office published a request for petitions in the Federal Register, which officially kicked off the eighth triennial rulemaking process for temporary exemptions to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). While Section 1201 generally prohibits the circumvention of technological protection measures...

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How to name your business in the digital age?

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Before we answer that question, let’s explore some fundamental. What’s in a name? For starters, “naming” goes back to Biblical times when God brought the animals to Adam to name the animals. Gen 2:19. Some Biblical commentators posit that having the man name the animals is another way of giving him responsibility to rule, subdue, and care for the animals. It is more than folklore to name something, someone. It is a significant and important milestone. Even more so today with the advent of the Internet, which brings about domain names among other things. As for the name of your business,...

June 2021

Copyright Office Begins Period of Petitioning for Exemptions to Section 1201 of the DMCA

How to name your business in the digital age?