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2600 DMCA Appeal Lost
2600 Magazine announces they lost their appeal to the 2nd Circuit Court. Includes text of decision. [2600]
A Constitutional Right to Decode?
"To the movies studios trying to rid the Net of a DVD-descrambling program, the 'DeCSS' utility is akin to terrorware that governments have a responsibility to prohibit."…
BBC News - Legal Victory for 'DVD Hacker'
An appeals court clears a Norwegian man of DVD piracy charges brought against him by the US movie industry.
Can Hyperlinks Be Outlawed?
"Movie studios aim to criminalize links to DeCSS, a banned DVD-decryption program." By Damien Cave. [Salon]
Copyright Law Foes Lose Big
"On Wednesday, with a pair of federal courts siding with the music and record industry, the Electronic Frontier Foundation lost two of its most important intellectual property…
Copyright: Your Right or Theirs?
"The EFF will argue consumer rights are being slowly eroded with the help of a law meant to build up content distribution on the Internet, as the organization hopes to overtur…
Criminal Code?
"A judge's decision to ban a DVD-playing Linux program and all discussion about it outrages the free-software community." By C. Scott Ananian. [Salon]
DeCSS Allies Ganging Up
"A federal court decision that restricted a DVD-descrambling program ignores free speech rights and should be overturned, eight different coalitions claim." By Declan McC…
DeCSS Ban Upheld by Court
"A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld an order that prohibits publishing or linking to DVD-cracking code--a decision with sweeping significance for free-speech rights a…
DeCSS Decoy
"A free-software fanatic unleashes a 'useless' program to foil investigators looking for the DeCSS DVD decryption code." By Damien Cave. [Salon]
DeCSS Down Under
"A U.S. ban on the DVD-decrypting code is only egging on Australian hackers -- and an odd songwriter." By Damien Cave. [Salon]
DeCSS Judge: Code Isn't Free Speech
"MPAA president Jack Valenti cheers the decision. Next stop: Appeals court." By Damien Cave. [Salon]
Descramble That DVD in 7 Lines
"A new, slimmed-down version of DVD descrambling now exists: a mere seven lines of Perl code. It's so lean, you too can attach it to your e-mail signature file." By Decla…
DMCA 2, Freedom 0
"2600 is reporting that they've lost their Appeal in the 2nd Circuit court." News and discussion forum. [Slashdot]
Does an Anti-Piracy Plan Quash the First Amendment?
"Does fair use entitle the scholar, reporter or others to gain access to the copyrighted work in the first place? It's at the heart of a closely-watched copyright and First Am…
DVD Cracking Case, Western Style
"The two-pronged, bi-coastal legal war being waged against individuals who have distributed a code that can circumvent encryption on DVDs now focuses on First Amendment issues…
DVD Group: Stop Wearing Our Code!
"A geek-chic retailer who printed the source code for a DVD decryption program on T-shirts is the latest target of a lawsuit claiming defendants co-opted the secrets behind DV…
DVD Hacker to Keep Challenging Ruling
Article about Eric Corley appealing the ruling in the DeCSS linking case. [Reuters]
DVD Piracy Judges Resolute
"A trio of federal judges lobbed sharp questions on Tuesday at a law school dean who argued it should be legal to distribute a DVD-descrambling utility." By Declan McCull…
Free Speech Shrinking on the Net?
Article in ZDnet provides information about decisions in two lawsuits that tested controversial copyright legislation.
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