The USPTO is currently taking "reply" comments on this very matter (and other similar matters) http://copyright.gov/1201/ http://copyright.gov/1201/ Proposed e

The USPTO is currently taking "reply" comments on this very matter (and other similar matters) http://copyright.gov/1201/ http://copyright.gov/1201/ Proposed exemptions: http://copyright.gov/1201/docs/list-proposed-classes-1201.pdf http://copyright.gov/1201/docs/list-proposed-classes-1201.pd... The initial comment period has lapsed. (Reply Comment Period Closes May 1, 2015) >>USPTO Solicitation for comments on proposed rulemaking: >>Section 1201 Exemptions to Prohibition Against Circumvention of Technological Measures Protecting Copyrighted Works: Second Round of Comments >>The comments below were filed by parties who oppose the adoption of a proposed exemption. The initial round of comments were filed by proponents and other members of the public who support the adoption of a proposed exemption, as well as parties that neither support nor oppose an exemption. http://copyright.gov/1201/2015/comments-032715/ http://copyright.gov/1201/2015/comments-032715/ >Due Dates for Public Comments and Associated Evidence >The first round of public comment closed on February 6, 2015, and was limited to submissions from the proponents (i.e., those parties who proposed exemptions during the petition phase) and other members of the public who support the adoption of a proposed exemption, as well as any members of the public who neither support nor oppose an exemption but seek only to share pertinent information about a specific proposal. Any associated documentary and/or multimedia evidence was due by this date. >The second round of public comment closes on March 27, 2015, and will be limited to members of the public who oppose an exemption. Opponents should present the full legal and evidentiary basis for their opposition. Any associated documentary and/or multimedia evidence must also be submitted by this date. >The third round of public comment closes on May 1, 2015, and will be limited to proponents and supporters of particular proposals, and those who neither support nor oppose a proposal, in either case who seek to reply to points made in the earlier rounds of comments. Reply comments should not raise new matters, but instead be limited to addressing arguments and evidence presented by others. Any associated documentary and/or multimedia evidence must also be submitted by this date.