# Relationship of Section 1201 to Copyright Infringement, Consumer Issues & Competition

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), codified in part in 17 U.S.C. section 1201, makes it illegal to circumvent technological measures used to prevent unauthorized access to copyrighted works, including copyrighted books, movies, videos, video games and computer programs. This session will explore the role and effectiveness of section 1201 in protecting copyrighted content and will consider how the statute should accommodate interests that are outside of core copyright concerns.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2016
- By: Library Of Congress
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021690190/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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