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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a United States law passed in October 2000, based upon the "WIPO Copyright Treaty" of 20 December 1996. The DMCA increases the exclusive rights granted to copyright holders. The most controversial provisions impose criminal and civil penalties for distributing methods of breaking copy protection schemes.

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321 Studios Plays It Safe Against the DMCA

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/23/1944249
"CNet reports on a request by 321 Studios to have it legally declared that their DVD Copy Plus software doesn't violate the DCMA." Reader discussion. [Slashdot]
CNet - Apple: Burn DVDs--and We'll Burn You

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-955805.html
Article on Apple using the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to prevent its customers from burning DVDs on external drives using iDVD software.
CNET News - Ruling Sounds Sour Note for Record Industry

http://news.cnet.com/2009-1027_3-5130153.html
A court decision hands a major setback to the RIAA's legal tactics for tracking down and suing alleged file traders.
New Anti-Circumvention Rulemaking Coming Soon

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/12/0016258
"Copyright regulators are considering a rare public comment process on the controversial DMCA law." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
On Trial: Digital Copyright Law

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-946266.html
"The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Thursday in an attempt to overturn key portions of a controversial 1998 copyright law." By Declan McCullagh. [CNet]
Red Hat Fights the DMCA

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/10/16/if_i_tell_you/
"Red Hat has struck a small blow against the DMCA, by publishing a security patch which can only be explained fully to people who are not within US jurisdiction." By John Lettice. [Register USA]
Register: Linux Update Withholds Security Information on DMCA Terror

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/10/30/linux_update_withholds_security_info/
"Citing a controversial U.S. copyright law, a top Linux developer announced this week that Americans would not be given details about the security fixes in an update to the open source operating system, a first for a software development community that prides itself on transparency." By Kevin Poulsen.
Security Warning Draws DMCA Threat

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-947325.html
"Hewlett Packard has found a new club to use to pound researchers who unearth flaws in the company's software: the Digital Millennium Copyright Act." By Declan McCullagh. [CNET]
Slashdot: US Copyright Office Releases DMCA Advisory Report

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/08/30/1312257
The US Copyright Office's congressionally-mandated advisory report on the effect of the DMCA is in, and at first glance it doesn't look too good.
Telepolis: The Internet Backlash

http://www.heise.de/tp/english/inhalt/te/9409/1.html
With a mixture of technological fixes and legal pressures, large institutions are trying extend copyright protection in order to regain control over the flows of information. By Felix Stalder.
The Register - Congress Reps Launch Fightback on DRM Rights Erosion

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/10/03/congress_reps_launch_fightback/
Two US Congress representatives are this week raising the standard of rebellion against the entertainment business' use of Digital Rights Management and the DMCA to erode consumer rights.
The Register - Tech Giants Back Fair Use Bills

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/10/03/tech_giants_back_fair_use/
The IT industry's giants including Intel rally behind a bill announced by Congressman Rick Boucher to protect Fair Use in the wake of the DMCA.
Topix: DMCA

http://www.topix.com/rss/news/dmca.xml
News about the DMCA, collected from various sources on the web.
Upstart Seeks Court OK for DVD Copying

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-889455.html
"In a pre-emptive strike to stave off the wrath of the movie industry, a small software company is asking a federal judge for permission to sell and market its product for copying DVDs." By Lisa M. Bowman. [CNet]
What Colleges and Universities Need to Know about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/html/cem/cem99/cem9913.html
A practitioner's journal from 1999 which includes useful information relevant to the DMCA for colleges and/or universities.

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