What is section 512 of the DMCA, and what are its various provisions?
The On-Line Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act (OCILLA), included as section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), was passed in 1998. It provides Internet Service Providers (ISPs), such as providers of DSL and dial-up Internet access, as well as other Online Service Providers (OSPs), such as search engines, with a ?safe harbor,? a way to avoid liability for the wrongdoing of their customers. If an ISP meets the criteria set out in section 512, it cannot be held liable for copyright infringement even if its users engage in that activity. Following is a general summary of each of the subsections of section 512. Subsection 512(a) provides a safe harbor for ISPs when their systems or networks transmit, rout, provide connections for, or store infringing material en route to its destination. This subsection only refers to automatic, temporary transmissions over which the ISP exercises no control, such as for file sharing.
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