In an effort to improve accuracy and searchability, the United States Copyright Office has joined the 21st century with an online service to house the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s designated agency registration information.
Who does this affect?
This interests any company whose website allows users to provide their own content, such as comments and posts. Website providers are at risk for copyright liability when they store material on their website at the direction of the user that infringes third-party rights.
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