On October 28, 1998, President Bill Clinton signed the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) into law. The law provided “safe harbors” for Internet service providers, thereby paving the way for services like YouTube, Flickr, Facebook and the Web as we know it today. At the same time, the DMCA ushered in a set of “anti-circumvention” rules that placed restrictions on a variety of users and innovators.
On the 10th anniversary of the passage of the DMCA, Public Knowledge takes a close look at what effect the DMCA has had on innovators, artists and new business models in this eight-part video interview series.
Trailer
Part 1: Vijay Raghavan
Part 2: Mark Richert
Part 3: Peter Decherney
Part 4: Sarah Deutsch
Part 5: Jennifer Urban
Part 6: Peter Jaszi
Part 7: Jonathan Band
Part 8: Fred von Lohmann
