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CNet - Apple: Burn DVDs--and We'll Burn You - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-955805.html
Article on Apple using the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to prevent its customers from burning DVDs on external drives using iDVD software. |
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On Trial: Digital Copyright Law - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-946266.html
"The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Thursday in an attempt to overturn key portions of a controversial 1998 copyright law." By Declan McCullagh. [CNet] |
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Salon: No free speech for animal rights Web sites - http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/08/31/dmca_animals/
A British medical research firm hammers its online opponents, courtesy of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. By Katharine Mieszkowski. |
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Wired: Dutch Cryptographer Cries Foul - http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2001/08/46091
"A Dutch cryptography expert blasted as "horrific" the ambiguous legal reach of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which he feels bars him from publishing his work, even in the Netherlands." By Steve Kettmann. |
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Red Hat Fights the DMCA - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/10/16/if_i_tell_you/
"Red Hat has struck a small blow against the DMCA, by publishing a security patch which can only be explained fully to people who are not within US jurisdiction." By John Lettice. [Register USA] |
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Wired: Copyright Clash Shutters Speech - http://www.wired.com/gadgets/portablemusic/news/2001/05/43475
The law enacted to ensure the protection of intellectual property in the Internet age is being called on in several court battles with free speech advocates. By Brad King. |
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The Register - Tech Giants Back Fair Use Bills - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/10/03/tech_giants_back_fair_use/
The IT industry's giants including Intel rally behind a bill announced by Congressman Rick Boucher to protect Fair Use in the wake of the DMCA. |
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DMCA Protection at U.S. Border - http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/news/2002/02/50450
"U.S. Customs officials have blocked shipments from one of the largest online video game retailers, hoping to stop the import of products that may run afoul of federal copyright protections." By Brad King. [Wired] |
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Register: Linux Update Withholds Security Information on DMCA Terror - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/10/30/linux_update_withholds_security_info/
"Citing a controversial U.S. copyright law, a top Linux developer announced this week that Americans would not be given details about the security fixes in an update to the open source operating system, a first for a software development community that prides itself on transparency." By Kevin Poulsen. |
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Upstart Seeks Court OK for DVD Copying - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-889455.html
"In a pre-emptive strike to stave off the wrath of the movie industry, a small software company is asking a federal judge for permission to sell and market its product for copying DVDs." By Lisa M. Bowman. [CNet] |
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Linux.com: Does this article violate the DMCA? - http://www.linux.com/articles/15649
Editorial by Grant Gross about how the RIAA's attempt to suppress Professor Felten's SDMI paper uses the DMCA to erode free speech. |
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Telepolis: The Internet Backlash - http://www.heise.de/tp/english/inhalt/te/9409/1.html
With a mixture of technological fixes and legal pressures, large institutions are trying extend copyright protection in order to regain control over the flows of information. By Felix Stalder. |
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Salon: Fingered by the movie cops - http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/08/23/pirate/
Under today's copyright laws, you are guilty until proven innocent. I know -- it happened to me. By Amita Guha. |
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Slashdot: US Copyright Office Releases DMCA Advisory Report - http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/08/30/1312257
The US Copyright Office's congressionally-mandated advisory report on the effect of the DMCA is in, and at first glance it doesn't look too good. |
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Topix: DMCA - http://www.topix.com/rss/news/dmca.xml
News about the DMCA, collected from various sources on the web. |