Section 3. Lawful Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems
(a) Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems and Circumvention Devices. —Section 1201 of title 17, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a),
(a) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
“(F) Notwithstanding the prohibition contained in subparagraph (A), it shall not be a violation of this section to circumvent a technological measure in connection with access to, or the use of, a work if such circumvention is for the purpose of engaging in noninfringing use of a work protected under this title.”
(b) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
“(D) Notwithstanding the prohibition contained in this paragraph, it shall not be a violation of this section to manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide, or otherwise traffic in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof capable of enabling substantial noninfringing use of a work protected under this title.”
(2) in subsection (b),
(a) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
“(D) Notwithstanding the prohibition contained in this paragraph, it shall not be a violation of this section to manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide, or otherwise traffic in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof capable of enabling substantial noninfringing use of a work protected under this title.”
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