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Three Years Under the DMCA

Posted by michael on from the prohibition-lasted-fourteen-years dept.

willybur writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation just released a report (pdf) today detailing the last three years under the DMCA. It describes how the DMCA has been used to unfairly attempt to prosecute all of the various parties over the years, and gives yet another argument of why the DMCA needs to be struck down. It's worth a read." Slashdot has covered most of the incidents listed, but this is nice summary to hand someone who hasn't been following these issues.

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  1. Re:Not in the states. by pi_rules · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Uhhh... the US isn't much better there. Last I had heard (around 4 years ago) the average American was dumping over 50% of their income into taxes. After federal income, state income, city income, property taxes, sales tax, excise taxes, gasoline taxes, etc, etc it all adds up.

    I pretty much figure the US is at that threshold where democracies begin to collapse. Eventually people figure out that they can get money out of the government with a few votes and all hell breaks loose.

  2. Re:No No No, Wrong Wrong Wrong! by anthony_dipierro · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The problem, legally speaking, comes in because they take away your right of fair use.

    "They" don't take away your right to fair use. "They" make it technically difficult to exercise your right to fair use. Big difference.