Sklyarov Case Exposes DMCA Contradictions

aePrime writes: "This article on the New York Times describes how the case against Dmitri Sklyarov is bringing up some contridictions within the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. One is allowed to bypass security measures to backup data, but one is not allowed to write the software to bypass the security. It mentions how this first case to be prosecuted under the law may indeed cause changes to the law." A lot of bad laws have stuck around for longer than the DMCA has yet, but the more this kind of analysis is seen, the sooner sanity can be restored.

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Dmitry KQED Radio Show Fixed the Link Here!!!

[byoungvt]

as usual I will have pictures and info up from tonights rally ASAP. Also Dmitry is the topic of a KQED radio program at 9AM Featuring the EFF vs. AAP. I will put the streaming link up for the broadcast on my site! http://sjrally.n3.net BJY

Re:Details on the DMCA?

[_anomaly_]

http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/
http://www.tuxers.net/dmca/

Re:Details on the DMCA? Full Text

[Anonymous Coward]

Here's the full text of the DMCA also known as H.R 2281.

DMCA

Someone is going to do it . . .

[Wire Tap]

In A.D. 2001
DeCSS Case was beginning
Skylyarov: What happen ?
Lawyer: Someone set up us the leagalese
Lackey: We get Digital Millennium Copyright Act !
Skylyarov: What !
Lackey: Make plea !
Skylarov: It's you!
DMCA: How are you pirate !!
DMCA: All your life sentencing are belong to us !
DMCA: You are on your way to legal collapse !
Skylarov: What you say !!
DMCA: You have no chance for jury decision make your case
DMCA: HA HA HA HA ....
Skylarov: Take off every 'good lawyer'
Skylarov: You know what you defending
Skylarov: Move 'good lawyer'
Skylarov: For great defense