TY - JOUR AU - Conti, Olivia G PY - 2016/10/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The DMCA Rulemaking and Digital Legal Vernaculars JF - AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research JA - SPIR VL - 6 IS - 0 SE - Papers C DO - UR - https://spir.aoir.org/ojs/index.php/spir/article/view/9031 SP - AB - In this paper, I examine at the DMCA rulemaking as a venue for the development and exhibition of vernacular legal expertise. a process by which everyday people—those outside of legal and lawmaking roles—gain legal knowledge in specific areas. The DMCA rulemaking process is a venue for individuals to collaboratively share and shape their vision for a fairer intellectual property regime. However, the rulemaking process also reveals a complicated vision of digital citizenship, where individuals argue for rights that are linked to a U.S. framework while simultaneously envisioning themselves as sovereign digital citizens. ER -