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New Anti-Circumvention Rulemaking Coming Soon

zurab writes "According to CNet, copyright regulators are considering a rare public comment (pdf) process on the controversial DMCA law. The article states they are mostly looking for what kind of exceptions they should make to the law." If you recall, the Librarian of Congress is required by law to conduct a review process every three years to see if there are any specific types of works which should be exempted from part of the DMCA. You can see loc.gov for some information about the current and previous rulemaking procedures, and this piece I wrote after the last rulemaking was finished, examining what did and didn't work to convince the bureaucrats.

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  1. First post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This first post is copyrighted. Modding down is a circumvention device and is a violation of the DMTA (Digital Millemium Trolling Act)

  2. (o/t) That flag by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Which nation's flag is that?

    Didn't America's flag sorta look like it, only starting with a red bar at the top?

  3. X-Fry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And then when I feel so stuffed I can't eat any more, I just use the restroom, and then I *can* eat more!

  4. fuck you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
  5. Consider for a moment... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Which is better:

    a) Your rights online

    OR...

    b) Sex with a mare?

  6. Slashdot Sexcapades by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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    Suddenly the customer let out an intense scream, bucked forward, and in one deft motion, crammed the cucumber as far as she could into Kyle's rectum!

  7. Re:Ban regional coding. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Then you will see America has always been about the rich getting richer and everyone else getting fucked.

    Yes, that certainly explains why we have such a high standard of living, and why people in good socialist countries like Sweden have lower standards of living than US blacks.

    Of course, outright Communist countries rarely even manage to feed themselves.