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DMCA exceptions granted DMCA的例外

The 1998 1998年 Digital Millennium Copyright Act数字千年版权法案 (DMCA) is a law in the United States which criminalizes technology which circumvents copyright. （ DMCA的）是一部在美国的犯罪行为的技术，绕过版权。 It has been它已 widely广泛 criticized批评 . 。

Ed Felten at Freedom to Tinker reports教育署felten在自由廷克报告 some exceptions to the DMCA were recently granted:一些例外， DMCA的，最近被授予：

six exemptions were granted, the most ever:六人获得豁免，最有否：

* Professors can make compilations of film and video material for research or teaching. *教授，可以使汇编的电影和录像材料的研究或教学。
* Archivists can preserve copies of old programs and computer games. *档案可以保存副本的旧程式及电脑游戏。
* Anyone can work around broken hardware “dongles” that prevent access to software programs. *任何人都可以工作，围绕打破硬件“ dongles ”阻止访问的软件程序。
* Blind people can use software to have e-books read aloud. *失明人士可以使用的软件有电子书籍朗读。
* Wireless phone customers can switch their phones to a different wireless provider. *无线手机用户可以在手机上切换到不同的无线服务供应商。
* Anyone can study, test, or remove malware distributed on CDs. *任何人都可以研究，测试，或删除的恶意软件分布于光碟。

I’m particularly relieved about the provisions for education and wireless device portability.我尤其纾缓有关规定，教育和无线设备的可移植性。 The last provision is good in light of the最后的条文是好的，在因应 Sony rootkit debacle索尼的rootkit崩溃 . 。 The provision for the blind highlights how提供为盲人如何突出 ridiculous copyright enforcement可笑的版权执法 can be.可以。

These are good steps but the DMCA still fundamentally fails to recognize the harms that copy protection mechanisms cause and will eventually become a relic representing old ways of thinking about incenting creativity.这些都是好步骤，但DMCA的仍然未能从根本上认识到的危害，复制保护机制的原因及最终会成为遗迹，代表旧的思维方式有关incenting创造力。