S 517 · 113th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications
Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 113-144.(2014-08-01)
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Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act - Repeals a Library of Congress (LOC) rulemaking determination, made upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, regarding the circumvention of technological measures controlling access to copyrighted software on wireless telephone handsets (mobile telephones) for the purpose of connecting to different wireless telecommunications networks (a practice commonly referred to as "unlocking" such devices). Reestablishes, as an exemption to provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) prohibiting such circumvention, a previous LOC rule permitting the use of computer programs, in the form of firmware or software, that enable used wireless telephone handsets to connect to a wireless telecommunications network, when circumvention is initiated by the owner of the copy of such computer program solely to connect to such a network and access to the network is authorized by the network operator, thus permitting unlocked phones. Directs the Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register, to determine whether to extend such exemption to include any other category of wireless devices in addition to wireles…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act
Jul 17, 2014As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on July 10, 2014
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Cosponsors (10)
6 Democrats4 Republicans