Russians To Be Tried Under DMCA
News US District Judge Ronald Whyte found that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) does not violate Elcomsoft's due process and free speech rights. Congress was concerned with promoting electronic commerce while protecting the rights of...
[May 9, 2002, 14:02]
FBI To Hunt Internet Pirates
News This common sense, bipartisan bill will help ensure that federal prosecutors across the country have the resources and expertise to fully enforce the copyright laws on the books -- especially against those who illegally distribute massive...
[June 23, 2003, 10:45]
Latest Harry Potter Shared For Free Online
News The association also says it has used provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to compel sites to remove copyrighted works. Citing copyright infringement, the industries have increasingly targeted networks that facilitate swapping and...
[June 26, 2003, 15:16]
FBI Nabs Russian Expert At DefCon
News The bureau acknowledged Tuesday that it had arrested security researcher Dmitry Sklyarov for what it said was a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This is the second use of the DMCA's criminal provisions to prosecute a person...
[July 18, 2001, 9:41]
University To Challenge Copyright Laws
News By using the term public domain, Boyle is talking about creative works such as movies, books and music that are not covered by copyright law. James Boyle, a Duke law professor and co-director of the school's Center for the Study of the Public...
[September 5, 2002, 10:31]
US Copyright Office Wakes Up To Flaws In Anti-hacking Law
News The United States Copyright Office is launching a rare round of public comment on rules that bar people from breaking through digital copy-protection technology on works such as music, movies, software or electronic books.
[October 14, 2002, 10:13]
File Sharing Legal - Canada
News In that recent case, the Supreme Court ruled that libraries were not "authorising" copyright infringement simply by putting photocopy machines near books. In the United States, the provisions of that treaty were implemented in the controversial...
[April 1, 2004, 8:40]
Toner Company Fights DMCA Lawsuit
News Static Control Components said in a legal brief filed this week that Lexmark, the No.printer maker in the United States, is trying to bilk customers and stifle competition by invoking the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
[February 6, 2003, 8:06]
US Finally Fights For Digital Consumer Rights
News A long-promised bill has finally been introduced into the US House of Representatives that would outline how consumers can use electronic media, books and software in the digital age without running foul of ever-stricter copyright laws.
[October 3, 2002, 9:12]
