"Copyright protection systems" [2019] ELECD 2363; in Reed, S. Christopher (ed), "The Unrealized Promise of the Next Great Copyright Act" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 103

Book Title: The Unrealized Promise of the Next Great Copyright Act

Editor(s): Reed, S. Christopher

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 5

Section Title: Copyright protection systems

Number of pages: 27

Abstract/Description:

Once an esoteric provision of the copyright code, the prohibition on circumvention of technological measures to control access to copyrighted works (such as digital rights management on DVDs and Blu-ray discs) has become something of a consumer protection flash point. Opponents of the anti-circumvention provisions assert that they prevent consumers from being able to repair their own electronic devices, which are controlled by microprocessors that are often protected using technological protection measures. Content owners assert that loosening the rules would make it easier to create and distribute pirated content.