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Statute of the Week

DMCA Safe Harbor (17 U.S.C. § 512)

The federal shield protecting platforms from copyright liability for content their users upload, as long as they follow notice-and-takedown rules.

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Identity & Scope

DMCA Safe Harbor Provisions (17 U.S.C. § 512)

A federal statutory framework enacted in 1998 that shields online service providers (OSPs) from monetary copyright infringement liability resulting from user-uploaded or user-transmitted content.

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