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» 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]
   http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/23/1944249

» 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.
   http://news.cnet.com/2009-1027_3-5130153.html

» 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.
   http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-955805.html

» 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]
   http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/news/2002/02/50450

» Illegal Art
   Online exhibition exploring the impact of copyright law on free expression.
   http://www.illegal-art.org/

» Linux.com: 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.
   http://www.linux.com/articles/15649

» 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]
   http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/12/0016258

» 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]
   http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-946266.html

» 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 Japan Times]
   http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nc20030313tr.htm

» 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 Lettice. [Register USA]
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/10/16/if_i_tell_you/

» Register: Linux Update Withholds Security Information 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 pr
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/10/30/linux_update_withholds_security_info/

» 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.
   http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/12/09/pvr/

» 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.
   http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/08/23/pirate/

» Salon: No free speech for animal rights Web sites
   A British medical research firm hammers its online opponents, courtesy of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. By Katharine Mieszkowski.
   http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/08/31/dmca_animals/

» 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]
   http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-947325.html

» 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.
   http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/08/30/1312257

» 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.
   http://www.heise.de/tp/english/inhalt/te/9409/1.html

» The Register - Congress Reps Launch Fightback on DRM Rights Erosion
   Two US Congress representatives are this week raising the standard of rebellion against the entertainment business' use of Digital Rights Management and the DMCA to erode consumer rights.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/10/03/congress_reps_launch_fightback/

» The Register - Tech Giants Back Fair Use Bills
   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.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/10/03/tech_giants_back_fair_use/

» Time to Rewrite the DMCA
   Editorial by Representative Rick Boucher about the DMCA's threat to fair use rights. [CNet]
   http://news.cnet.com/2010-1071-825335.html

» Topix: DMCA
   News about the DMCA, collected from various sources on the web.
   http://www.topix.com/rss/news/dmca.xml

» U.S. Copyright Office - CARP and Licensing Information
   Documents from the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel proceedings in Acrobat format.
   http://www.loc.gov/copyright/carp/

» 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]
   http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-889455.html

» What Colleges and Universities Need to Know about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
   A practitioner's journal from 1999 which includes useful information relevant to the DMCA for colleges and/or universities.
   http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/cem/cem99/cem9913.html

» 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.
   http://www.wired.com/gadgets/portablemusic/news/2001/05/43475

» 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.
   http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2001/08/46091

» Yahoo Groups: DMCA-Minnesota
   Minnesota-based organization to free Americans from fear of prosecution under the DMCA.
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCA-minnesota/

» 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.
   http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/9/1/144632/2881