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- Does YouTube qualify for protection under the DMCA?
- When Google bought YouTube in October of 2006, rumors of potential copyright lawsuits started to spread like wildfire. Four months later, those rumors became a reality -- Viacom is suing Google for copyright infringement. However, Google denies the allegation. A recent article from CNET Networks' News.com offers highlights from this...
- Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., DMCA, Viacom Inc., Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2007-05-01
- Heinlein Quote, relevant to DMCA and copy protection
- There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or a corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years, the government and the courts are charged with the duty of protecting such profit in...
- Tags: Digital media, mdhealy@..., DMCA, copy protection
- Discussion threads 2007-05-11
- Does YouTube qualify for protection under the DMCA?
- Google vs. Viacom and the future of video sharingViacom is suing Google for copyright infringement, but Google says YouTube is protected by the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA. Viacom argues that YouTube doesn't qualify for protection under the DMCA, because Google has prior knowledge of infringing material and is...
- Tags: Sonja Thompson, YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc., DMCA, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-01
- 'Electric Slide' on slippery DMCA slope
- Dear Mr. Silver:Thank you for demonstrating what a hideous, poorly-thought-out mess of corporate favor-returning the DMCA is. With absurd morons like you using it in such visible ways, the public at large now gets a peek at the overbearing reality of such a ridiculous piece of legislation. Those of us...
- Tags: nighthawk808, DMCA
- Discussion threads 2007-02-06
- NEC Corporation Pirated
- http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3000Simply Mirror Sites B-)...as in smoke and mirrors.gee, I wonder extra MicroSoft ? (now is that why Hu 'Had'to talk to Billy) Is that why Vista is a little dislected? (Written in Chineese?)
- Tags: Pirated, drm, nec, dmca, pirate, pwned, jmgarvin, NEC Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-04-27
- Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill
- Congress readies broad new digital copyright billarticle rootanticircumvention?I cannot "make, import, export, obtain control of, or possess" anticircumvention tools?How about circumvention tools?Is that a typo? If not, Congress is opening a gigantic hole for litigation; or I'm blind, or my dictionary is wrong; or it's Monday...They're congressso it's them that...
- Tags: CD, digital-rights management, dmca, editor in need, jdw242, it management, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2006-04-24
- Homeland Security official suggests outlawing rootkits
- You're kidding. Right?Government bureaucrats who don't understand technology should not be recommending technology legislation. Period. This sort of crap just gets us in trouble (like the DMCA, wiretap laws, and software patents).Better LawMake the installation of any software without the user's knowledge and permission illegal.indeedIf we got...
- Tags: rootkit, security, government, stupidity, homeland security, laws, rootkits, DMCA, apotheon, operating system, software
- Discussion threads 2006-02-17
- Torvalds says DRM isn't necessarily bad
- DRM not bad my Aunt Phanny!!!!!USA Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA = "ROOT" of DRM EVIL!!!http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf 'DMCA'http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/5922440Felten and Halderman on DRM: III Lessons for the future - http://p2pnet.net/story/7777 IF any of the links don't work try copying and pasting them. ;)http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/27/dmca_takedown_regs_abusedhttp://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2395http://www.openrightsgroup.org/orgwiki/index.php/Fair_but_Wronghttp://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=939READ this one: http://p2pnet.net/story/7602Us 'little guys' can only BOYCOTT all...
- Tags: btljooz, digital-rights management, dmca, drm, privacy, programming, RIAA, rootkit, security, Torvalds
- Discussion threads 2006-02-06
- Can video iPod lead to DMCA reform?
- Who knew?I would not have guessed the iPod would actually develop such practical value. If massive iPod sales is what it takes to get DMCA reform, I'm all for it. Let's get people to buy video iPods and complain that the DMCA basically renders their technology useless.
- Tags: Digital media, DMCA, DMCA Reform
- Discussion threads 2006-01-25
- Sony fixes security hole in CDs, again
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA = “ROOT” of DRM EVIL!!!http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/27/dmca_takedown_regs_abused/Boycott not ONLY Sony, but ALSO their Subsidiaries AND ANY other company that uses such tactics!!! http://www.technewsworld.com/story/CY2jp1KR4m82Ms/Rooting-Out-Spyware-Sonys-Lesson.xhtmlSony’s other “Labels” are listed here:http://www.sonymusic.com/labels/index.htmlhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/30/sony_drm_spitzer/http://www.boycottsony.us Evidently EMI is in on this, too:According to this article: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/47497.html“EMI has been releasing select albums -- including...
- Tags: btljooz, CD, dmca, drm, EMI Group Plc., rootkits, security, sony, Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-12-09
- Did Sony 'rootkit' pluck from open source?
- Robbing Peter to rob PaulQUOTESony BMG, which also declined to comment, has positioned itself as a defender of artists' rights.It re-emphasized last week that copy-protection software is an "important tool to protect our intellectual property rights and those of our artists."/QUOTESo it's okay for Sony to steal other people's software,...
- Tags: dmca, GPL, lame, nighthawk808, open source, rootkit, rootkits, security, Sony Corp., sony is almost as stupid as bush
- Discussion threads 2005-11-19
- Why they say spyware is good for you
- Why they say spyware is good for youarticle rootWhy they say spyware is good for youSony is guilty of injecting an undetectable copy-prevention utility into Microsoft Windows when certain CDs are inserted. However, current legislation prohibits the "circumvention" of anti-copying technology. So, anyone from who tries to rid their computer...
- Tags: CD, copyright, DMCA, legislation, security, software, Sonja Thompson, sony, Sony Corp., spyware
- Discussion threads 2005-11-07
- Putting the DMCA on trial
- Original Purpose of DCMAI thought that the original purpose of the Digital Copyright act was to "Prevent unauthorized copys from being distributed ('Sold' illegally)", and I think that we can all agree with that purpose.When it becomes nothing but burdensome restrictions, the original purpose is being disregarded.To me (and I...
- Tags: copyright holder
- Discussion threads 2005-06-21
- Software firms want copyright law rewrite
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- Tags: Digital media, Tools & Techniques, Business Software Alliance, DMCA, software, copyright law
- Technical articles 2005-01-07
- Tech heavies support challenge to copyright law
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- Tags: Digital media, Strategy, copyright law, Apple Inc., DMCA
- Technical articles 2004-06-22
- What are the implications of the new Super DMCA laws?
- By Alex BreedingEditor's note: This article contains the writer's observations and opinions.Just when you got used to the 1998 Federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA, there comes a new legislative kid on the block. And don't be tricked into thinking the new Super DMCA laws, which have been passed in...
- Tags: DMCA, LanWrights, Inc.
- Technical articles 2003-07-16
Additional Resources
- Journalist at center of YouTube case
- That's not fair.Big media corporations spent millions of dollars to pay lobbyists and buy congressmen in order to get the DMCA passed, and now you're using it as a weapon against them?And kudos to you, Mr. Tur. Just when it seemed the world was running short of people brave enough...
- Tags: nighthawk808, YouTube Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-09
- iPhone unlocking software to be sold exclusively through resellers
- Just two weeks ago, we reported about iPhoneSIMfree's first verified software unlocking of the iPhone. If you recall, we subsequently raised concern about the legality of the entire affair. Well, it appears that iPhoneSIMfree must have shared some of this concern as well. In a...
- Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Phone, Reseller, Cell Phone, iPhoneSIMfree, Telecom & Utilities, Tools & Techniques, Management, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-09-03
- SAM Broadcaster (exe)
- SAM Broadcaster is a broadcast automation solution designed specifically to fully meet the "specialized" needs of online broadcasters. SAM3 currently features MP3, mp3PRO, Windows Media 9 and Ogg streaming support, dual player decks, advanced playlist rotation logic, drag and drop management, real-time listener statistics, voice over/Mic input, sound FX module,...
- Tags: Windows Media, Broadcaster, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2004-12-15
- Major flaws in Microsoft Office file encryption
- Major flaws in Microsoft Office file encryptionarticle rootnot dumping on developersI sincerely hope my comments aren't offensive to programmers - I know they aren't to those who really understand cryptography.Even the best programmer is simply working in a different discipline. It's not an insult to say they don't understand enough...
- Tags: cryptography, encryption, flaw, HIPAA, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, programmer, security, Tech Locksmith
- Discussion threads 2005-01-28
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