vjtv
13th February 2009, 07:12 PM
(eff.org (http://www.eff.org/cases/2009-dmca-rulemaking)) For the 2009 rulemaking, EFF filed three exemption requests with the Copyright Office today aimed at protecting the important work of video remix artists, iPhone owners, and cell phone recyclers from legal threats under the DMCA.
One proposal filed by EFF is aimed at protecting the video remix culture currently thriving on Internet sites like YouTube. The filing asks for a DMCA exemption for amateur creators who use excerpts from DVDs in order to create new, noncommercial works. Hollywood takes the view that “ripping” DVDs is always a violation of the DMCA, no matter the purpose.
Link (http://www.eff.org/files/filenode/dmca_2009/EFF%2BRM%2Bproposals.pdf) to Exemption Request (PDF)
One proposal filed by EFF is aimed at protecting the video remix culture currently thriving on Internet sites like YouTube. The filing asks for a DMCA exemption for amateur creators who use excerpts from DVDs in order to create new, noncommercial works. Hollywood takes the view that “ripping” DVDs is always a violation of the DMCA, no matter the purpose.
Link (http://www.eff.org/files/filenode/dmca_2009/EFF%2BRM%2Bproposals.pdf) to Exemption Request (PDF)