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Copyright Office Expects To Release DMCA Section 1201 Exemptions Oct. 28, Spokeswoman Says

The Copyright Office (CO) anticipates releasing its ruling on proposed exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Section 1201’s ban on the circumvention of technological protection measures (TPMs) Oct. 28, a spokeswoman confirmed Thursday. CO officials have been considering 27…

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proposed Section 1201 exemptions (see 1505140070 and 1505260050), including a new cellphone unlocking exemption and several other jailbreaking exemptions. A proposed exemption that would allow security researchers to circumvent TPMs on vehicle software has drawn renewed interest in recent weeks following the EPA’s claim in late September that Volkswagen had used software in its diesel vehicles between 2008 and this year to reduce emissions toxicity during emissions tests (see 1509220060).