Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act
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Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act is a provision of U.S. copyright law that clarifies and limits liability for making temporary software copies in the course of computer maintenance and repair.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3900441 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act Context triple: [Digital Millennium Copyright Act, title, Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act]
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Title III
Title III is a section of U.S. higher education law that provides federal support to strengthen and improve institutions serving large numbers of low-income and underrepresented students, including many minority-serving colleges and universities.
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B.
Title III
Title III is the section of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act that established the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, requiring communities and industries to plan for and disclose information about hazardous chemical releases.
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C.
Title III
Title III is the section of the Americans with Disabilities Act that prohibits disability-based discrimination in places of public accommodation and commercial facilities, requiring equal access to goods, services, and facilities.
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D.
Title III—Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act
Title III—Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act is a section of U.S. sanctions legislation that strengthens and modernizes measures to disrupt North Korea’s illicit activities and financial networks.
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E.
Subtitle III – Administrative Provisions
Subtitle III – Administrative Provisions is a section of U.S. space law that sets out organizational, procedural, and administrative rules governing the implementation and oversight of national space activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act Target entity description: Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act is a provision of U.S. copyright law that clarifies and limits liability for making temporary software copies in the course of computer maintenance and repair.
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A.
Title III
Title III is the section of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act that established the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, requiring communities and industries to plan for and disclose information about hazardous chemical releases.
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B.
Title III
Title III is a section of U.S. higher education law that provides federal support to strengthen and improve institutions serving large numbers of low-income and underrepresented students, including many minority-serving colleges and universities.
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C.
Title III
Title III is the section of the Americans with Disabilities Act that prohibits disability-based discrimination in places of public accommodation and commercial facilities, requiring equal access to goods, services, and facilities.
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D.
Title III—Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act
Title III—Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act is a section of U.S. sanctions legislation that strengthens and modernizes measures to disrupt North Korea’s illicit activities and financial networks.
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E.
Subtitle III – Administrative Provisions
Subtitle III – Administrative Provisions is a section of U.S. space law that sets out organizational, procedural, and administrative rules governing the implementation and oversight of national space activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
provision of United States copyright law
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statutory limitation on copyright liability ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect |
consumers who rely on independent computer maintenance services
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independent computer maintenance and repair businesses ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
computer maintenance providers
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computer repair technicians ⓘ service organizations performing computer maintenance ⓘ |
| basedOnConcept | incidental copying as part of legitimate technical service activities ⓘ |
| clarifies | that certain temporary software copies made solely for maintenance or repair may be noninfringing ⓘ |
| condition |
temporary copies must be destroyed or not retained longer than necessary for maintenance or repair
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temporary copies must be made solely for the purpose of computer maintenance or repair ⓘ temporary copies must not be used to provide additional unlicensed copies of software ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| effect |
reduces risk of copyright infringement claims for certain maintenance-related copying
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supports competition in the computer maintenance and repair market ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
computer law
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copyright law ⓘ software law ⓘ |
| legalEffect | creates a statutory safe harbor for certain maintenance-related software copying ⓘ |
| opposes | anticompetitive use of copyright in the computer maintenance market ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
to balance software copyright protection with practical needs of computer servicing
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to prevent copyright law from being used to block third-party maintenance services ⓘ |
| purpose |
to clarify liability for temporary software copies made during computer maintenance and repair
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to limit copyright infringement liability for certain maintenance-related copying ⓘ |
| regulates |
temporary copies of software made in the course of computer maintenance
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temporary copies of software made in the course of computer repair ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
limitations on exclusive rights in computer programs
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software backup and archival copy provisions ⓘ |
| scope | temporary copying incidental to diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of a computer system ⓘ |
| subjectOf | limitations on exclusive rights of software copyright owners ⓘ |
| typeOfLimitation | specific exception to software reproduction rights ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act Description of subject: Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act is a provision of U.S. copyright law that clarifies and limits liability for making temporary software copies in the course of computer maintenance and repair.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
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title
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Title III – Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act
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