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Copyright Office Technical Measures Consultations

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Organization for Transformative Works, Rebecca Tushnet: The Organization for Transformative Works (“OTW”) is a nonprofit established to protect and defend fans and fanworks from commercial exploitation and legal challenge. Encourage CO to think carefully about smaller nonprofit and educational uses.

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WIPIP session 5: Anti-Circumvention

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Amazon went into users’ Kindles and removed copies of Orwell’s 1984. Question: if there was strict liability for publishing infringing speech from a third party, then would a safe harbor be a harm to speech? Fanworks is a good example where fair use is important. Right of possession: They can break devices remotely. Property v.

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