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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:from the article by MoneyT · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because the last M$ employee that posted an anti-M$ statement under his log in name on slashdot was found dead in his appartment 5 days later. The official autopsy ruled he was killed by a vicious virus contracted via his workstation the next day.

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    T Money
    World Domination with a plastic spoon since 1984
  2. Well, have to say it, but... by The+Pi-Guy · · Score: 2, Funny

    (apologies to Illiad)
    (Sung to the tune of YMCA)

    Net geeks
    there's no need to feel guilt

    I said, net geeks
    for the software you built

    I said, net geeks
    cause you'r not in the wrong
    there's no need to feel unhappy

    Net geeks
    you can burn a CD

    I said, net geeks
    with your fave MP3s

    you can play them
    in your home or your car
    many ways to take them real far!

    It's fun to violate the D M C A!
    It's fun to violate the D M C A-AY!
    you have everything
    you need to enjoy
    your music with your toys!
    It's fun to violate the D M C A!
    It's fun to violate the D M C A-ay!
    you can archive your tunes!
    you can share over cable!
    you can annoy the record labels!

    --j0shua