### Question
Can you define what encryption technology means?


### Answer
**Encryption technology** is defined as the following in *17 U.S.C. § 1201*:

> the scrambling and descrambling of information using mathematical formulas or algorithms

#### Citation:
  - *17 U.S.C. § 1201*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS**

