Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Official title: “To amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and for other purposes.”
Earlier names of the bill: “WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act of 1998”, “Internet Copyright Infringement Liability Clarification Act of 1998”, “Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998”.
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How it passed
The Senate passed it without objection on October 8, 1998. No individual votes are recorded.
The House passed it by voice vote on October 12, 1998. A voice vote records no individual votes.
It became law on October 28, 1998.
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