DMCA - ANALYSIS - TITLE 1

EXCEPTION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Jonathan Band’s DMCA Memo

TITLE I: WIPO TREATIES IMPLEMENTATION

Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems - New Section 1201
Exception for Law Enforcement and Intelligence Activities. The DMCA permits circumvention for any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, or intelligence activity by or at the direction of a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, or of an intelligence agency of the United States.⁸

1. Reverse Engineering Exception
2. Exception for Law Enforcement and Intelligence Activities
3. Encryption Research Exception
4. Security Testing Exception
5. Exception Regarding Minors
6. Protection of Personally Identifying Information
7. Exemption for Nonprofit Libraries, Archives, and Educational Institutions
8. Certain Analog Devices and Certain Technological Measures