  
			
			Classes of Works  Subject to Exemption from Prohibition against Circumvention Announced 
			              
			  
			    The Librarian of  Congress, on the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, has announced  the classes of works subject to the exemption from the prohibition in 17 U.S.C.  section 1201(a)(1) against circumvention of technological measures that control  access to copyrighted works. Persons making noninfringing uses of six classes  of works will not be subject to the prohibition against circumventing access  controls during the next three years. The regulatory text, the recommendation  of the Register of Copyrights, and the statement of the Librarian of Congress  may be found on the Copyright Office website at www.copyright.gov. 
  
			     
		       
			  
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