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www.anti-dmca.org
EFF "Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)" Archive
Legal documents, releases, and information regarding the DMCA.
www.eff.org
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.
www.newsforge.com
Wired: Copyright Clash Shutters Speech
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.
www.wired.com
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.
www.salon.com
Telepolis: The Internet Backlash
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.
www.heise.de
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.
www.kuro5hin.org
Minnesota-based organization to free Americans from fear of prosecution under the DMCA.
groups.yahoo.com
Slashdot: US Copyright Office Releases DMCA Advisory Report
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.
slashdot.org
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 open source operating system, a first for a software development community that prides itself on transparency." By Kevin Poulsen.
www.theregister.co.uk
Wired: Dutch Cryptographer Cries Foul
"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.
www.wired.com
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 copyright protections." By Brad King. [Wired]
www.wired.com
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]
slashdot.org
Upstart Seeks Court OK for DVD Copying
"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]
news.com.com
Security Warning Draws DMCA Threat
"Hewlett Packard has found a new club to use to pound researchers who unearth flaws in the company's software: the Digital Millennium Copyright Act." By Declan McCullagh. [CNET]
news.com.com