> >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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >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)
