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Does This Article Violate the DMCA?

Posted by michael on from the address-for-C&D-letters-at-bottom-of-screen dept.

An anonymous but adulatory reader sent in: "Grant Gross wrote a truly sterling editorial on NewsForge about the Felten SDMI-crack paper and how the RIAA's attempt to suppress it uses the DMCA in a most unhealthy way. Jim Tyre, one of Prof. Felten's attorneys, read this article and said, simply, 'Grant rocks.'"

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  1. Re:His questions have already been answered.... by David+Price · · Score: 5, Informative
    This is indeed true, and indeed scary.


    Consider the major television media players:

    • CNN - owned by Time Warner
    • ABC News - owned by Disney
    • NBC - in a strategic partnership with Microsoft
    • Fox - owned by a content congomerate of the same name
    • CBS - owned by Westinghouse, which is
      diversifying into ownership of cable music channels

    We can't reasonably expect unbiased reporting on this subject when the top five television news companies all have a vested interest in preserving the DMCA intact.
  2. Another "Rights Online" case by Linux+Freak · · Score: 5, Informative

    Well, this will likely be moderated as ``off topic'', but as it's another ``Rights Online'' case I am going to risk the karma hit, as I think this story is fairly important. I just submitted it as a story to Slashdot but for whatever reason it was rejected.

    The Linux Freak site (no relation between the site and this story poster) has a rather interesting story about a good samaritan on the 'net who discovered a vulnerability on the Podeau Daily News web site, informed them about it along with tips on how to properly configure the software, only to find himself faced with felony charges. If you find your stomach tightening as you read this, feel free to contact Sheldon Sperling, the DOD prosecuting attorney behind this madness.