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Internet Copyrights and Royalties

How is the internet governed by intellectual copyright laws?
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
In 1998, President Clinton signed this American law which criminalized the theft of software and intellectual content. This controversial law has changed the way law enforcement views hackers, crackers, and peer-sharing online. Read the explanation here.
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