{"id":115244,"date":"2021-06-28T18:42:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T13:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=115244"},"modified":"2021-07-01T11:54:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T06:24:28","slug":"what-are-dmca-notices-for-protection-of-intellectual-property-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/what-are-dmca-notices-for-protection-of-intellectual-property-online\/","title":{"rendered":"What are DMCA notices for protection of intellectual property online?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is the News?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u00a0union minister\u00a0for Electronics and Information Technology was locked out of his Twitter account for an hour allegedly over a notice received for violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial, Arial_MSFontService, san\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"58\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">is a 1998 law passed in the US and is among the world\u2019s first laws\u00a0recognising\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/intellectual-property-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intellectual property<\/a> on the internet.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial, Arial_MSFontService, san\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"59\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Purpose:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">law oversees the implementation of the two treaties signed and agreed upon by member nations of the World Intellectual Property\u00a0Organisation(WIPO) in 1996.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Which are those two treaties of WIPO?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial, Arial_MSFontService, san\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"60\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">In 1996, WIPO member countries\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">agreed upon two treaties namely the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial, Arial_MSFontService, san\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"61\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Both the treaties\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">require member nations and signatories to provide in their respective jurisdictions, protection to intellectual property that may have been created by citizens of different nations who are also co-signatories to the treaty.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial, Arial_MSFontService, san\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"62\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The said protection\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">accorded by each member state must not be any less in any way than the one being given to a domestic copyright holder.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial, Arial_MSFontService, san\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"63\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Further,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">the signatory countries should ensure ways to prevent circumvention of the technical measures used to protect copyrighted\u00a0work.It\u00a0also provides the necessary international legal protection to digital content.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">About WIPO:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial, Arial_MSFontService, san\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"64\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/world-intellectual-property-indicators-2019\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">World Intellectual Property\u00a0Organization(WIPO)<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial, Arial_MSFontService, san\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"65\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Purpose:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">It was created to promote and protect intellectual property (IP) across the world by cooperating with countries as well as international organizations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial, Arial_MSFontService, san\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"66\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">WIPO Convention:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">It\u2019s mandate of governing bodies and procedures are set out in the WIPO Convention which had established WIPO in 1967.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial, Arial_MSFontService, san\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"67\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Headquarters:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Geneva, Switzerland.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Source:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/digital-millennium-copyright-act-notices-twitter-ravi-shankar-prasad-7377932\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Indian Express<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News?\u00a0 The\u00a0union minister\u00a0for Electronics and Information Technology was locked out of his Twitter account for an hour allegedly over a notice received for violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).\u00a0\u00a0 What is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA?\u00a0 Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA\u00a0is a 1998 law passed in the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/what-are-dmca-notices-for-protection-of-intellectual-property-online\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What are DMCA notices for protection of intellectual property 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