10 Years Later, Misunderstood DMCA Is the Law That "Saved the Web"

mattOzan writes "On the tenth anniversary of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act [PDF], Wired Magazine posits that the DMCA should be praised for catalyzing the interactive '2.0' Web that we enjoy today. While acknowledging the troublesome 'anti-circumvention' provision of the act, they claim that any harm caused by that is far outweighed by the act's "notice-and-takedown" provision and the safe harbor that this provides to intermediary ISPs. Fritz Attaway, policy adviser for the MPAA weighed in saying 'It's not perfect. But it's better than nothing.'"

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Darth Vader

[Konster]

"Asteroids do not concern me, Admiral. I want that ship, not excuses."

"Lord Vader, there nothing we can do, the ship is protected under the Digital Millennium Falcon Copyright Act."

"..."

Re:Safe Harbor made innovation work

[rts008]

Yes, you are correct*...I think?!?!

Typically, perjury is decided by a judge, in court, although it may be a civil or criminal case. (IANAL!)

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The judge presiding has a lot of say as to whether a case deals with civil, or criminal law. It may start as a civil case that SEEMS civil, that turns into criminal jurisdictions as seen by that judge.

There are filters above this level to level out abuses:
appeals, challenges, etc.

Depending on the judge, and subsequent rulings on appeals, etc., it could go either way. Wacky shit.

Welcome to AmeriCorp, INC.

Those of us that care enough will resist, others will happily graze^Wgo their pointed out direction.

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I'm calling it the "Sen. Ted 'da toobs' Stevens/Goatse Bridge to Everywhere"

P.S.
Sorry for the senseless rant. I got on a soapbox and found myself foaming at the mouth.

My sincere apologies. :-) And forgive/forget the Three Dog Night reference!