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DMCA Comments Posted At Copyright.gov

Posted by timothy on from the worth-reading dept.

Ascaroth writes "The DMCA comments on 'Rulemaking on Exemptions from Prohibition on Circumvention of Technological Measures that Control Access to Copyrighted Works' have been posted."

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  1. Re:None of this matters by greenrd · · Score: 3, Informative
    Actually, no, it seems to me (from reading the first paragraph of the link) like the LoC actually has statuatory authority to determine what the DMCA exceptions should be.

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  2. Re:None of this matters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative
    "The Library of Congress has no say in who the Department of Justice pursues for violations of the DMCA, nor are the courts required to listen to what the Library of Congress has to say about the DMCA."

    Two points:

    • The Librarian of Congress has the authority to make the rules on interpretation of the copyright statutes, including the DMCA; and,
    • The courts almost always defer to the rulemaking authority when it comes to the interpretation of statutory language.