DEADWEIGHT LOSS EFFECT OF THE 'NOTICE AND TAKEDOWN' PROCEDURES AND SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS IN THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT OF 1998

摘要

Digitally connected media experience proffers a double-edged challenge both to mediarncompanies and media users. It has opened continuously expanding new markets for thernmedia enterprises with possible threats of digitalized infringements of their copyrights.rnOn the other hand, the media users seem to fully take advantage of the digital mediarnenvironment. This paper assesses the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 primarilyrnbased upon its slanted takedown procedure, and questions the legal accomplishmentsrnfor the ultimate goals of the copyright regulation.