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Daily Archives: December 21, 2002

Comments on Rulemaking on Exemptions on Anticirumvention

The Library of Congress Copyright Office has a new site for public comments submitted in response to the proposed rulemaking “on exemptions from prohibition on circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works.” The comments were submitted between November 19 and December 18, 2002, and include the individual’s name, organization (if provided), a summary of the comment, and the option to view the full-text in PDF or download it via FTP.

Creative Commons Launches Online Copyright Licenses

Creative Commons, the non-profit organization whose focus is providing workable alternatives to current copyright laws for the digital world, has created a new public domain copyright license for web content. See their press release here, and read about how the licensing process works from the perspective of an early adopter, pioneering attorney/blogger Denise Howell. Continue Reading