On December 22, 2020, Senator Tillis (R-NC) and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property released draft legislation to reform the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Currently titled the Digital Copyright Act of 2021 (DCA) is an attempt to modernize U.S. Copyright law. According to a press release by Senator Tillis, the goals of the DCA are to 1) combat online piracy, 2) improve the exemptions available to users for circumventing technological protection measures, 3) increase attribution protections for authors, and 4) ensure that the copyright system provides sufficient incentives for creators while establishing guidance for Online Service Providers (OSP).
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