The Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes it illegal to break the copy protection on DVDs
1 Digital Millenium Copyright Act Section 1201. 2  Section 1201 of the 1998 DMCA makes it illegal to circumvent a technological protection measure employed to restrict access to or distribution of copyrighted material. Digital Millenium Copyright Act Section 1201. 2  Section 1201 of the 1998 DMCA makes it illegal to circumvent a technological protection measure employed to restrict access to or distribution of copyrighted material.