Copyright Office Sets Comment Deadlines on Section 1201 Exemption Proposals

The Copyright Office will have three rounds of public comment on proposed exemptions under Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, said a Federal Registernotice Friday. Section 1201 allows the Librarian of Congress to exempt certain works from prohibitions against the circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. Comments from parties that support or remain neutral on the proposed exemptions are due Feb. 6; responses opposing such exemptions March 27; replies May 1.