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17 U.S.C. § 1201: Circumvention of technological measures
17 U.S.C. 1201 prohibits circumventing access controls on copyrighted works.
Citation: 17 U.S.C. § 1201
Type: Statute
Jurisdiction: Federal
Issuing body: U.S. Congress
Status: In force
Section 1201 prohibits circumventing a technological measure that effectively controls access to a copyrighted work. The defendant must itself circumvent the measure; merely using a product that circumvents it is not enough under the Fifth Circuit reading in the guides.
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