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ACLU Files New DMCA Challenge

Posted by michael on from the breakin-the-law-breakin-the-law dept.

joeblowme writes "Finally, someone is stepping up to the plate to challenge the DMCA. The ACLU is filing a lawsuit on behalf of a 22-year-old programmer claiming that the law hinders the ability to effectively test internet filtering software. The story can be found here at CNet. Hopefully this will lead to one victory in reducing the scope of the DMCA." The ACLU's press release is available, as is their complaint.

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  1. ACLU is a joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    dear god, if you have to rely on loonies like these to defend your "rights", then you are in serious trouble.

    Nobody takes the ACLU seriously anymore.

  2. Important by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Please post Seth and Michael flames here, so the whole thread can be modded to oblivion. Thank you.

  3. The ACLU is run by Hippies and Communists. by SubjectLineTroller · · Score: -1, Troll

  4. Give me a break by Kon · · Score: -1, Troll

    No-one takes the ACLU seriously.

    After all, these are the same people who cry because terrorists are living in harsh conditions in Cuba. The same idiots who were enchanted by communism in the 40's (and then later reniged when it wasn't 'cool to be commie' anymore). The same morons who whined because airports were not recruiting arabs to handle baggage screening after Sep.11.

    I honestly don't think we should be taking these clowns seriously.

  5. Re:ACLU is up to no good? - what? by Edmund+Blackadder · · Score: 1, Troll

    The reason why some people dont like the aclu boils down very simply to racism. Racism is still with us unfortunately.

    The ACLU's job usually involves protecting the weak, because:
    1. their civil liberties get infringed most often
    2. they usually cannot afford their own lawyers.

    Well the weak often end up being minorities. Of course that is not always true and many non whites have been protected by the aclu.

    But in any event their actions of protecting minorities irks a lot of people, especially after these actions have been duly lied about by various media.

    But you cannot blame it all on right wing media. Many people are racist, and thats it.