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Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1998)
Makes it a criminal act to circumvent any technology or product that is designed to prevent unau-
thorized access to copyrighted material (www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf).
Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act (1998)
According to the Act, is illegal to knowingly transfer without lawful authority, a means of identifi -
cation of another person with intent to commit, or aid and abet, any unlawful activity that consti-
tutes a violation under federal law (www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/itada/itadact.htm).
Children’s Online Protection Act (1998)
e primary goal of the act and the rule is to place parents in control over what information is
collected from their children online. e r ...