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Digital Millennium Copyright Act

copyright law in the United States of America
Legislation act_of_congress_in_the_united_states Q753379
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
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Facts

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Record

Instance of
Act of Congress in the United States, work of the federal government of the United States[2]
Title
An Act to amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty.[15]

Parties

Sponsor
Howard Coble[6]

Subject

Country
United States[1]
Main subject
copyright law of the United States, copyright infringement, World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty[7][8][9][10]
More facts +12
Language of work or name
English[3]
Short name
DMCA[17]
Applies to jurisdiction
United States[11]
Copyright status
public domain[19]
Date of promulgation
October 28, 1998[20]
Has effect
amendment, amendment, amendment[16]
Has part(s)
Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act[5]
Introduced on
July 29, 1997[21]
Legal citation of this text
112 Stat. 2860, Pub. L. 105-304[12][13]
Legislated by
105th United States Congress[4]
Official name
Digital Millennium Copyright Act[14]
Signatory
Bill Clinton[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en DMCA ar قانون الألفية للملكية الرقمية ar حقوق النشر الرقمية للألفية ar DMCA cs Digital Millenium Copyright Act cs DMCA de DMCA de Digital Millennium Copyright Act el ψηφιακή χιλιετία πράξη πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων es DMCA es Ley de Derechos de Autor del Milenio Digital es DMCA Acta de derechos de autor "Milenio Digital" fa قانون کپی رایت هزاره دیجیتال fi DMCA fr Digital Millenium Copyright Act fr DMCA it DMCA ja DMCA ja デジタルミレニアム著作権法 ja デジタル・ミレニアム著作権法
🔖 Identifiers · 22
VIAF cluster ID
180864166
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no99007984
GND ID
4780088-4
OpenAlex ID
C2777582869
Consumer Rights Wiki article ID
754
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
Ky1vJ
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
35886
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Digital-Millennium-Copyright-Act
Freebase ID
/m/029lt
ICANNWiki page ID
Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act
J9U entity ID
987007330613605171
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777582869
Show all 22 identifiers +10
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004426455
Quora topic ID
DMCA
RationalWiki ID
Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act
TV Tropes ID
UsefulNotes/DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct
The First Amendment Encyclopedia ID
1074
Topic's main category
Category:Digital Millennium Copyright Act
United States Public Law
105-304
United States Statutes at Large citation
112-2860
Work available at URL
www.congress.gov, www.govinfo.gov, www.govinfo.gov
Zhihu topic ID
19660763

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🔗 Connections
Main subject 4
copyright infringement, copyright law of the United States, World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Has effect 3
amendment, amendment, amendment
Applies to jurisdiction 1
United States
Copyright status 1
public domain
Country 1
United States
Has part(s) 1
Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act
Has these parts 1
Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act
Instance of 1
Act of Congress in the United States
Language of work or name 1
English
Legislated by 1
105th United States Congress
Named after 1
DMCA's Sky
Signatory 1
Bill Clinton
Sponsor 1
Howard Coble
Topic's main category 1
Category:Digital Millennium Copyright Act
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Category:Digital Millennium Copyright Act
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Works and Contributions

Things named for Digital Millennium Copyright Act include DMCA's Sky[22], a video game[23].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Digital Millennium Copyright Act include DMCA's Sky[22], a video game[23].

Related Entities

Bill Clinton public domain United States

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → Ky1vJ
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  2. 20w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act
    Topic's main category → Category:Digital Millennium Copyright Act
    Has effect → amendment, amendment, amendment
    Country → United States
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: ICANNWiki page ID: Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act, Matched to Digital Millennium Copyright Act (#294323469) in [[:toollabs:"
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