What is dmca meaning?

The DMCA, or Digital Millennium Copyright Act, is a United States copyright law that provides guidelines for online service providers to follow in order to protect copyrighted works from infringement. The DMCA also provides safe harbor provisions for online service providers that comply with its guidelines, shielding them from liability for infringing content posted by third-party users. The DMCA has both civil and criminal penalties for copyright infringement, with penalties ranging from fines to imprisonment. It also includes provisions for establishing and maintaining a register of copyrighted works and for creating specific exceptions such as fair use and safe harbor provisions for certain types of content.