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Tech Heavyweights and the SSSCA
"The Computer Systems Policy Project, a trade group which includes IBM, Microsoft, Intel, Compaq, Dell, and Motorola, has officially stated their opposition to the SSSCA, calling it 'an unwarranted intrusion by the government.'" News and reader
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/23/1415241
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New Anti-Circumvention Rulemaking Coming Soon
"Copyright regulators are considering a rare public comment process on the controversial DMCA law." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/12/0016258
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Slashdot: US Copyright Office Releases DMCA Advisory Report
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.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/08/30/1312257
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321 Studios Plays It Safe Against the DMCA
"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]
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/23/1944249
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Slashdot: ACM vs. RIAA
"The ACM position is: 'ACM believes that the application of any law to limit the freedom to publish research on computer technology will impose a cost not only on ACM's members, but also on the academic community, the process of scientific discourse
http://slashdot.org/yro/01/08/31/1650255.shtml
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Slashdot: DoJ Supports Dismissal of Felten v. RIAA Case
"The EFF is reporting that the Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss the pending Felten v. RIAA case because it's 'not ripe' and it fails to address serious First Amendment problems."
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/12/0456218
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Slashdot: Felten Won't Appeal DMCA Case
"The EFF is reporting that Prof. Felten et al will not be appealing the judge's dismissal of his case challenging the DMCA." News and discussion forum.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/06/1826213
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Slashdot: DMCA 2, Freedom 0
"Politech is featuring this press release from EFF stating Judge Garrett Brown of the Federal District Court in Trenton, New Jersey, threw out the EFF-Felten case challenging the DMCA after less than 25 minutes of debate." News and discussion f
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/11/29/001234
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Scientology Uses DMCA to Delist Critic's Website
The Church of Scientology used the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to strong-arm search engine Google into removing several pages of an anti-Scientology site from search results and directory. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/yro/02/03/21/0453200.shtml
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