The passage from the preceding exercise has the citations added back in using APA Format. A sample APA bibliography is supplied below the passage.
The Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA), passed by the United States Congress in 1998, makes any attempt to bypass software intended to protect copyright on digital files a criminal offense. The DMCA is intended to help combat the serious problems of intellectual property theft in the international arena, such as the estimate $245 million of lost revenue resulting from pirated software in India in 2001. ($245 million lost, 2002)
According to Adam Eisgrau of the American Library Association, the DMCA changed the emphasis from whether people use information in such a way to violate copyright to prohibitions about how they access information. (Regan, 1998) Many legal scholars, such as Cassandra Imfeld, believe the DMCA as written is unconstitutional and unjust. "By punishing the actual offenders instead of individuals who provide the tools, fair use can encourage the dissemination of information and protect the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and the press." (Imfeld, 2003, p. 143)
Works Cited
$245 million lost in 2001 from software piracy: IDC report, (2002, June 27). Businessline, 1. Retrieved June 10, 2003, from ABI Inform.
Imfeld, C. (2003). Playing Fair with Fair Use? The Digital Millenium Copyright Act's Impact on Encryption Researchers and Academicians. Communication Law and Policy, 8(1), 111-144.
Regan, T. (1998, November 12). Internet Access and New Copyright Law Head for a Collision. Christian Science Monitor, B2.
