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DMCA Open For Public Comment

Posted by timothy on from the one-more-can't-hurt dept.

plaxion writes "Beginning tomorrow (Nov 19), the U.S. Copyright Office will begin accepting suggestions for new exemptions to the DMCA. From what I've read, it appears they're seeking specific examples on how the law restricts research or inhibits the marketplace. In other words, they won't be considering issues of inconvenience or hypothetical problems. The comment period ends Dec 18."

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  1. Uh oh, folks by GreyWolf3000 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    > From what I've read, it appears they're seeking specific examples on how the law restricts research or inhibits the marketplace.

    What about specific examples about how the law restricts or inhibits freedom? Or do only the marketplaces (i.e. MPAA/MIAA) count here? I hope they make a new forum, because I don't give a damn that the DMCA 'cripples' the marketplaces when I think about what it does to freedom!

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