Anticircumvention Prohibition Regulations Extended

On October 28, 2006, the Librarian of Congress announced that he has temporarily extended the existing regulation designating the classes of works subject to an exemption from the prohibition on circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. The prohibition on circumvention in 17 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1) shall not apply to persons who engage in noninfringing uses of works in the classes of works currently set forth in 37 CFR § 201.40(b).

Within the next few weeks, the Librarian shall announce the new classes of works to be subject to exemption during the period ending October 27, 2009.