1. 1. Motion pictures on DVDs that are lawfully made and acquired and that are protected by the Content Scrambling System;
2. 2. Computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute software applications;
3. 3. Computer programs, in the form of firmware or software, that enable used wireless telephone handsets to connect to a wireless telecommunications network;
4. 4. Video games accessible on personal computers and protected by technological protection measures that control access to lawfully obtained works;
5. 5. Computer programs protected by dongles that prevent access due to malfunction or damage and which are obsolete; and
6. 6. Literary works distributed in ebook format when all existing ebook editions of the work (including digital text editions made available by authorized entities) contain access controls that prevent the enabling either of the book’s read-aloud function or of screen readers that render the text into a specialized format.

Of note is the fair use exemption for circumventing copyright protection technology on DVDs — when accomplished solely in order to incorporate short portions of motion pictures into new works for the purpose of criticism or comment in the following instances:

1. i. Educational uses by college and university professors and by college and university film and media studies students;
2. ii. Documentary filmmaking; and
3. iii. Noncommercial videos.

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