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crest = [[Image:PMASinfoniaCrest.jpg]]|

titlename=Digital Millennium Copyright Act|

letters = ΦΜΑ |

fullname=To amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the [[World Intellectual Property Organization]] Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and for other purposes.|

name = Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia |

acronym=DMCA|

founded = [[October 6]], [[1898]] |

enactedby=[[105th Congress]]|

type = Social |

effectivedate=[[October 28]], [[1998]]|

scope = National |

cite_publ=Pub. L. 105-304|

address = 10600 Old State Road |

publ_url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/toGPO/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=105_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ304.105.pdf|

city = Evansville |

cite_stat=112 Stat. 2860 (1998)|

chapters= 206 chapters, 15 colonies |

actsamended=[[Copyright Act of 1976]]|

symbol = |

titleamended=5 (Government Organization and Employees); 17 (Copyrights); 28 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure); 35 (Patents)|

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sectionscreated=17 U.S.C. §§ 512, 1201-1205, 1301-1332; 28 U.S.C. § 4001|

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sectionsamended=17 U.S.C. §§ 101, 104, 104A, 108, 112, 114, 117, 701|

state = Indiana |

leghisturl=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:HR02281:@@@X|

introducedincountry =[[ United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]|

homepage = [http://www.sinfonia.org sinfonia.org] |

introducedbill=H.R. 2281|

colors = Red, Black, and Gold |

introducedby=Rep. [[Howard Coble]] ([[United States Republican Party|R]]-[[North Carolina|NC]])|

motto = "Once a Sinfonian, Always a Sinfonian" [http://students.missouri.edu/~sinfonia/histdoc/tomorrow.html] |

introduceddate=[[July 29]], [[1997]]|

birthplace = [[New England Conservatory of Music]] |

committees=[[House Judiciary Committee]] (Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property); [[House Commerce Committee]] (Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection)|

flower = [[Chrysanthemum]] |

passedbody1=[[United States House of Representatives|House]]|

passeddate1=[[August 4]], [[1998]]|

passedvote1=voice vote|

passedbody2=[[United States Senate|Senate]]|

passeddate2=[[September 17]], [[1998]]|

passedvote2=unanimous consent|

conferencedate=[[October 8]], [[1998]]|

passedbody3=[[United States Senate|Senate]]|

passeddate3=[[October 8]], [[1998]]|

passedvote3=unanimous consent|

passedbody4=[[United States House of Representatives|House]]|

passeddate4=[[October 12]], [[1998]]|

passedvote4=voice vote|

signedpresident=[[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]|

signeddate=[[October 28]], [[1998]]|

amendments=None|

}}

The '''Digital Millennium Copyright Act''' ('''DMCA''') is a controversial [[United States]] [[copyright]] [[law]]. The act criminalizes production and dissemination of technology that can [[circumvention|circumvent]] measures taken to protect copyright, not merely infringement of copyright itself, and heightens the penalties for copyright infringement on the Internet. Passed on [[May 14]], [[1998]] by a unanimous vote in the United States Senate and signed into law by President [[Bill Clinton]] on [[October 28]], [[1998]], the DMCA amended title 17 of the [[US Code]] to extend the reach of copyright, while limiting the liability of Online Providers from [[copyright infringement]] by their users.

On [[March 10]], [[2004]] the [[European Union]] passed the [[EU Copyright Directive]] or EUCD, similar in many ways to the DMCA.

'''Phi Mu Alpha (ΦΜΑ) Sinfonia''' (sometimes referred to as "Sinfonia" rather than "ΦΜΑ") is a collegiate social fraternity for men of musicianly character.[http://216.239.63.104/search?q=cache:8hl1Dqb0ViIJ:www.sinfonia.org/Resources/writings/Mongiovi/TheManlyMusicianandtheMusicianlyMan.pdf] Today, its many chapters serve to "advance the cause of music in America" on college campuses nationwide.[http://www.sinfonia.org/history.asp]

==DMCA Title I: WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act==

==History==

DMCA Title I has two major portions, one of which includes works covered by several treaties in US copy prevention laws and gave the title its name and the other which is often known as the DMCA anti-circumvention provisions. The latter implemented a broad ban on the circumvention of copy prevention systems and required that all analogue video recorders have copy prevention built in.

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia was founded in [[1898]] by Ossian Everett Mills and thirteen musical students at the [[New England Conservatory of Music]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] (The name "Sinfonia" comes from the name of a similar organization in [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]]). Sinfonia became a national fraternity on [[October 6]], [[1900]] with the admission of a group of men at the [[Broad Street Conservatory of Music]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]. Under the guidance of Percy Jewett Burrell (sixth Supreme President, 1907–1914), whose writings and speeches continue to be influential in the teaching of Sinfonian ideals to this day, the fraternity grew and "truly became a force in American music."

== Object ==

==DMCA Title II: Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act==

"The Object of this Fraternity shall be for the development of the best and truest fraternal spirit; the mutual welfare and brotherhood of musical students; the advancement of music in America and a loyalty to the Alma Mater."[http://www.sinfonia.org/aboutus.asp]

DMCA Title II creates a safe harbor for online service providers (OSPs, including ISPs) against copyright liability if they promptly block access if they receive a notification from a copyright holder or their agent. It also includes a counter-notification which requires restoration of the material and a provision for subpoenas to identify alleged infringers.

==DMCA Title III: Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act==

DMCA Title III modified [http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/117.html section 117] of copyright law so that those repairing computers could make certain temporary, limited copies while working on a computer.

== Famous Sinfonians ==

==DMCA Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions==

Over a century old, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia has been honored to admit a multitude of famous men from all walks of life, including music, television, film, science and literature. Here are just a few of the many men who have entered into the brotherhood of Sinfonians:

DMCA Title IV contains an assortment of provisions:

*Clarified and added to the duties of the Copyright Office.

*Added ephemeral copy for broadcasters provisions, including certain [[statutory license]]s.

*Added provisions to facilitate distance education.

*Added provisions to assist libraries with keeping copies of sound recordings.

*Added provisions relating to collective bargaining and the transfer of movie rights.

*[[Samuel Adler (composer)|Samuel Adler]] (composer)

==DMCA Title V: Vessel Hull Design Protection Act==

*[[Samuel Barber]] (composer)

DMCA Title V added sections [http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/1301.html 1301] through [http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/1332.html 1332] to add protection for boat hull designs.

*[[Count Basie]] (jazz musician & band leader)

*[[John Cage]] (composer)

*[[Andrew Carnegie]] (philanthropist)

*[[Enrico Caruso]] (tenor singer)

*[[Pablo Casals]] (cellist, conductor)

*[[Van Cliburn]] (pianist)

*[[Aaron Copland]] (composer)

*[[George Crumb]] (composer)

*[[Thomas Dewey]] (baritone singer & politician)

*[[George Eastman]] (inventor & philanthropist)

*[[Duke Ellington]] (jazz musician & band leader)

*[[Carlisle Floyd]] (composer)

*[[Lukas Foss]] (conductor)

*[[Morton Gould]] (pianist)

*[[Andy Griffith]] (actor)

*[[Jerome Hines]] (bass singer)

*[[Chuck Mangione]] (jazz musician & band leader)

*[[Branford Marsalis]] (jazz musician)

*[[Luciano Pavarotti]] (tenor singer)

*[[Theodore Presser]] (publisher)

*[[Andre Previn]] (pianist & conductor)

*[[Fred Rogers]] (television personality)

*[[Arnold Schoenberg]] (composer)

*[[Carl Severinsen]] (jazz trumpeter & band leader)

*[[Robert Shaw (conductor)|Robert Shaw]] (conductor)

*[[John Philip Sousa]] (composer and band director)

*[[Leopold Stokowski]] (conductor)

*[[Ruben Studdard]] (pop singer)

== External links ==

As useful articles whose form cannot be cleanly separated from their function, boat hull designs were formerly not protected under copyright law.

[http://www.sinfonia.org/ Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia national website]

==Reform==

There are efforts in Congress to modify the Act. [[Rick Boucher]], a Democratic congressman from Virginia, is leading one of these efforts by introducing the [[DMCRA|Digital Media Consumers’ Rights Act]] (DMCRA).

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A prominent bill related to the DMCA is the [[Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act]] (CBDTPA), known in early drafts as the Security Systems and Standards Certification Act (SSSCA). This bill, if passed, would deal with the devices used to access digital content and would be even more restrictive than the DMCA.

[[Category:Andrew Carnegie]]

==See also==

*Benefit Authors without Limiting Advancement or Net Consumer Expectations ([[H.R. 1066|BALANCE]]) Act of 2003

*The "No Electronic Theft" ([[NET Act|NET]]) Act

*The "Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act" ([[Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act|INDUCE]]) Act

*[[Pirate Act]]

*''[[Chamberlain v. Skylink]]''

*''[[Universal v. Reimerdes]]''

==External links==

*[http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf U.S. Copyright Office Summary of the DMCA]

*[http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/ Copyright Law of the United States of America (Library of Congress)]

*[http://www.tuxers.net/dmca/ DMCA Information]

*[http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/ EFF: DMCA Archive]

*[http://www.google.com/dmca.html Google's DMCA policy]

*[http://www.house.gov/boucher/ Rep. Rick Boucher's website]

*[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:H.R.2281: Text of the DMCA]

*[http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/ Title 17 of the U.S. code]

*[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=2&vote=00137 Senate DMCA Vote by Senator Name, Vote Position, and Home State (U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes - 105th Congress - 2nd Session - Vote 137)]

* [http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm Cybertelecom's DMCA Information and Background Material]

* [http://www.usenet-replayer.com/dmca/ Example of a fully automatic DMCA user interface of a ISP]

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