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|Description=This was a proposed law to restrict DMCA Section 1201 to only apply to copyright infringement, but it died in committee.

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The Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 was a proposed bipartisan law which would have modified Section 1201 of the DMCA to only restrict breaking digital locks for the sake of copyright infringement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couts |first=Andrew |date=2013-05-09 |title=Awesome new bill legalizes cell phone unlocking, 'fixes' the DMCA |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/new-bill-legalizes-cell-phone-unlocking-fixes-the-dmca/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213170359/https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/new-bill-legalizes-cell-phone-unlocking-fixes-the-dmca/|archive-date=2026-02-13|url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=Digital Trends}}</ref> It died in committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=H.R. 1892 (113th): Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr1892 |url-status=live |access-date=2016-02-24 |website=www.GovTrack.us}}</ref>

The Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 was a proposed bipartisan law which would have modified Section 1201 of the DMCA to only restrict breaking [[Digital lock|digital locks]] for the sake of copyright infringement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couts |first=Andrew |date=2013-05-09 |title=Awesome new bill legalizes cell phone unlocking, 'fixes' the DMCA |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/new-bill-legalizes-cell-phone-unlocking-fixes-the-dmca/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213170359/https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/new-bill-legalizes-cell-phone-unlocking-fixes-the-dmca/|archive-date=2026-02-13|url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=Digital Trends}}</ref> It died in committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=H.R. 1892 (113th): Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr1892 |url-status=live |access-date=2016-02-24 |website=www.GovTrack.us}}</ref>

==Background==

The [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act|Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)]] Section 1201 was a law passed which was intended to prevent copyright infringement by making it illegal to break a digital lock (meaning bypass software restrictions put on a smart device). Companies have been making their devices smart partially to use this law to prevent people from modifying their products.

The [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act|Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)]] [[DMCA Section 1201|Section 1201]] was a law passed which was intended to prevent copyright infringement by making it illegal to break a digital lock (meaning bypass software restrictions put on a smart device). Companies have been making their devices smart partially to use this law to prevent people from modifying their products.

==The Unlocking Technology Act of 2013==

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-The Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 was a proposed bipartisan law which would have modified Section 1201 of the DMCA to only restrict breaking digital locks for the sake of copyright infringement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couts |first=Andrew |date=2013-05-09 |title=Awesome new bill legalizes cell phone unlocking, 'fixes' the DMCA |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/new-bill-legalizes-cell-phone-unlocking-fixes-the-dmca/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213170359/https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/new-bill-legalizes-cell-phone-unlocking-fixes-the-dmca/|archive-date=2026-02-13|url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=Digital Trends}}</ref> It died in committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=H.R. 1892 (113th): Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr1892 |url-status=live |access-date=2016-02-24 |website=www.GovTrack.us}}</ref>
+The Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 was a proposed bipartisan law which would have modified Section 1201 of the DMCA to only restrict breaking [[Digital lock|digital locks]] for the sake of copyright infringement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couts |first=Andrew |date=2013-05-09 |title=Awesome new bill legalizes cell phone unlocking, 'fixes' the DMCA |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/new-bill-legalizes-cell-phone-unlocking-fixes-the-dmca/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213170359/https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/new-bill-legalizes-cell-phone-unlocking-fixes-the-dmca/|archive-date=2026-02-13|url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=Digital Trends}}</ref> It died in committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=H.R. 1892 (113th): Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr1892 |url-status=live |access-date=2016-02-24 |website=www.GovTrack.us}}</ref>
 ==Background==
-The [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act|Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)]] Section 1201 was a law passed which was intended to prevent copyright infringement by making it illegal to break a digital lock (meaning bypass software restrictions put on a smart device). Companies have been making their devices smart partially to use this law to prevent people from modifying their products.
+The [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act|Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)]] [[DMCA Section 1201|Section 1201]] was a law passed which was intended to prevent copyright infringement by making it illegal to break a digital lock (meaning bypass software restrictions put on a smart device). Companies have been making their devices smart partially to use this law to prevent people from modifying their products.
 ==The Unlocking Technology Act of 2013==