Digital Millennium Copyright Act
321 Studios Plays It Safe Against the DMCA
"CNet reports on a request by 321 Studios to have it legally declared that their DVD Copy Plus software doesn't violate the DCMA." Reader discussion. [Slashdot]
Anti-DMCA Website, The
Information about free speech, the DMCA and you. News, mailing list, cases, quotes, and links.
Association of Research Libraries - Satellite Teleconference
Teleconference "Copyright in the New Millennium" describes the copyright laws, and discusses the implications for libraries, archives, and educational institutions as the…
CNet - Apple: Burn DVDs--and We'll Burn You
Article on Apple using the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to prevent its customers from burning DVDs on external drives using iDVD software.
CNET News - Ruling Sounds Sour Note for Record Industry
A court decision hands a major setback to the RIAA's legal tactics for tracking down and suing alleged file traders.
DMCA Protection at U.S. Border
"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 copyrig…
EFF "Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)" Archive
Legal documents, releases, and information regarding the DMCA.
Illegal Art
Online exhibition exploring the impact of copyright law on free expression.
kuro5hin: DMCA suspends free speech, another way!
Companies are now using the DMCA notice and safe harbor provisions to shut down websites that are critical of them.
Legal Protection Turns Service Providers Into Speech Police
Free speech advocates say that the DMCA is an invitation to abuse by powerful copyright holders. [Associated Press]
New Anti-Circumvention Rulemaking Coming Soon
"Copyright regulators are considering a rare public comment process on the controversial DMCA law." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
NewsForge: Does this article violate the DMCA?
Editorial by Grant Gross about how the RIAA's attempt to suppress Professor Felten's SDMI paper uses the DMCA to erode free speech.
On Trial: Digital Copyright Law
"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]
Poorly laid plans go astray
Calls for the repeal of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Big corporations wield the DMCA as a legal threat. The law is tilted so that a defense would likely be ruinous. [The J…
Red Hat Fights the DMCA
"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…
Register: Linux Update Withholds Security Info on DMCA Terror
"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 op…
Salon - Replay It Again, Sam
Effects and reactions from Microsoft selling a new computer that will make trading TV shows as easy as using Napster.
Salon: Fingered by the movie cops
Under today's copyright laws, you are guilty until proven innocent. I know -- it happened to me. By Amita Guha.
Showing 20–20 of 36 results