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Huh I always thought of the Library of Congress as having pretty strong political power -- under the DMCA Section 1201, every 3 years the Librarian of Congress
by mherdeg 4y ago
Huh I always thought of the Library of Congress as having pretty strong political power -- under the DMCA Section 1201, every 3 years the Librarian of Congress enacts new rules proposed by the Copyright Office (part of the LOC) and can broadly determine that entire categories of software are not illegal DRM-circumvention devices.
- Natsu 4y agoThey see that power as very, very narrow. For one, they have to renew exceptions every 3 years, for another, they've shied away from doing anything at all to some of the broader categories that have been proposed.