The DMCA, or Digital Millennium Copyright Act, is a 1998 U.S. law updating copyright for the digital age, protecting creators online by criminalizing anti-circumvention technologies and providing "safe harbors" for Online Service Providers (OSPs) if they remove infringing content via takedown notices. It balances copyright holder rights with internet innovation, requiring OSPs to act against piracy, while offering users ways to challenge unfair takedowns through counter-notices, making it central to content protection on the internet.
