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EFF Reviews 5 Years Under The DMCA

Posted by timothy on from the an-icy-wind dept.

briaydemir writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has a new report, Unintended Consequences: Five Years under the DMCA, detailing how the DMCA has stiffled competition, innovation, scientific research, and fair use. The original news release is here, and the report is also available as a PDF. Check it out if you want a good summary of all the DMCA cases over the past five years."

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  1. Re:Time to go. by Kenja · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    There was a gun maker a while ago that had adverts running claiming that their cheap 9mm hand guns had a finger-print resistive finish on them. They got (for lack of a better term) bitch slapped for this, which was a good thing.

    --

    "Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
  2. arcade manuals by sdibb · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I recall reading something a while ago about some guy who was going to publish old arcade game manuals online, but someone pulled the same sort of stunt on him. Was that one was DMCA related as well?

  3. Re:Time to go. by Qrlx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sounds like the same sort of thing that's happening now with "Partial Birth Abortion." A medical procedure designed to safely remove a non-viable fetus is being twisted into something horrifying.

  4. Re:Time to go. by Qrlx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But when you stick up for Koresh, that deflates your argument.

    I don't give a fuck about David Koresh. It's just that the United States government trapped his followers in their compound, gassed them, and then burned them alive.