DMCA Section 1201: Difference between revisions

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The '''eighth cycle (2021)''' granted a medical device repair exemption, allowed text & data mining for scholarly research, & removed the "all other laws" restriction on security research.<ref name="2021rule">86 FR 59627 (2021).</ref>

The '''ninth cycle (2024)''' allowed repair of commercial food preparation equipment (widely recognized as targeting the locked-down McDonald's McFlurry machines manufactured by Taylor) & access to vehicle telematics data. Remote access to preserved video games was denied after lobbying by the ESA; the Video Game History Foundation reported that 87% of classic games released before 2010 are critically endangered.<ref ~~name~~=~~"2024rule">89 FR 85388 (2024)~~.</ref> An exemption for AI red-teaming was also denied; the Copyright Office stated that AI platform access barriers may not qualify as TPMs under Section 1201.<ref name="2024rule" />

The '''ninth cycle (2024)''' allowed repair of commercial food preparation equipment (widely recognized as targeting the locked-down McDonald's McFlurry machines manufactured by Taylor) & access to vehicle telematics data. Remote access to preserved video games was denied after lobbying by the ESA; the Video Game History Foundation reported that 87% of classic games released before 2010 are critically endangered.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salvador |first=Phil |date=10 July 2023 |title=Survey of the Video Game Reissue Market in the United States |url=https://gamehistory.org/87percent/ |website=Video Game History Foundation |access-date=12 April 2026}}</ref> An exemption for AI red-teaming was also denied; the Copyright Office stated that AI platform access barriers may not qualify as TPMs under Section 1201.<ref name="2024rule">89 FR 85388 (2024).</ref>

=== Key exemptions ===

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 The '''eighth cycle (2021)''' granted a medical device repair exemption, allowed text & data mining for scholarly research, & removed the "all other laws" restriction on security research.<ref name="2021rule">86 FR 59627 (2021).</ref>
-The '''ninth cycle (2024)''' allowed repair of commercial food preparation equipment (widely recognized as targeting the locked-down McDonald's McFlurry machines manufactured by Taylor) & access to vehicle telematics data. Remote access to preserved video games was denied after lobbying by the ESA; the Video Game History Foundation reported that 87% of classic games released before 2010 are critically endangered.<ref name="2024rule">89 FR 85388 (2024).</ref> An exemption for AI red-teaming was also denied; the Copyright Office stated that AI platform access barriers may not qualify as TPMs under Section 1201.<ref name="2024rule" />
+The '''ninth cycle (2024)''' allowed repair of commercial food preparation equipment (widely recognized as targeting the locked-down McDonald's McFlurry machines manufactured by Taylor) & access to vehicle telematics data. Remote access to preserved video games was denied after lobbying by the ESA; the Video Game History Foundation reported that 87% of classic games released before 2010 are critically endangered.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salvador |first=Phil |date=10 July 2023 |title=Survey of the Video Game Reissue Market in the United States |url=https://gamehistory.org/87percent/ |website=Video Game History Foundation |access-date=12 April 2026}}</ref> An exemption for AI red-teaming was also denied; the Copyright Office stated that AI platform access barriers may not qualify as TPMs under Section 1201.<ref name="2024rule">89 FR 85388 (2024).</ref>
 === Key exemptions ===