Industry Briefs: U.S. Copy protection can sometimes be bypassed; New for Partnership ProQuest & Oxford University Press

+ Copy protection can sometimes be bypassed (via FCW.com)

From the article:

Users can bypass media copy protection on copyrighted works in certain cases, according to a new ruling from the Library of Congress’ Copyright Office.

The copyright office has ruled on six exemptions or situational applications to digital copyright protection. In those six cases, breaking those digital protections is permissible, according to a notice in today’s Federal Register.

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