Unfortunately, that contract has become something of a one-way deal with the taxpayer still picking up the tab for copyright laws and law enforcement, but without the benefit of copyrighted materials entering the public domain. The DMCA is the latest copyright indignity that the citizens must bear. Now, circumventing even the lamest of anti-duplication measures can bring harsh criminal penalties. The U.S. Government seems to have now completely forgotten the intent of and justification for copyright law. For computer geeks and civil libertarians, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is one of the most despised laws of the land.
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