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Slashdot: Still in DMCA Prison
"Sklyarov is still in jail. In fact, he's still in Las Vegas, where he is being held without even a bail hearing, much less bail." News and discussion.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/25/1632246
Top/Society/Issues/Intellectual_Property/Copyrights/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act/USA_v._ElcomSoft_and_Dmitry_Sklyarov/News_and_Media

Slashdot: Travesty: Dmitry Sklyarov's Arrest
"Can Draconian Internet copyright laws be used to make criminals of people who criticize corporate products or government behavior?" Editorial by John Katz and discussion forum.
http://features.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/23/2315228
Top/Society/Issues/Intellectual_Property/Copyrights/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act/USA_v._ElcomSoft_and_Dmitry_Sklyarov/News_and_Media

Sony Uses DMCA To Shut Down Aibo Hack Site
"Victor Matsuda, Vice President of Sony's Entertain Robot America (makers of AIBO), sent a letter to Aibopet.com citing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/28/005233
Top/Society/Issues/Intellectual_Property/Copyrights/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act/aibohack.com

Legal Analysis Critical of Blizzard v Bnetd
"Lawmeme.org (from the Yale Law School) has published a long piece with lots of background and legal analysis on the case. Conclusion: Blizzard has an uphill legal battle." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/27/1829252
Top/Society/Issues/Intellectual_Property/Copyrights/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act/bnetd

Blizzard Rains on Bnetd Project
"Blizzard Entertainment has shut down the bnetd project using the DMCA, as declared in their site." News and reader discussion forum. [Slashdot]
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/21/0136256
Top/Society/Issues/Intellectual_Property/Copyrights/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act/bnetd

Q&A With Vivendi Rep About Bnetd
"War3pub.net managed to get some answers out of a Vivendi rep about why they are suing BnetD and what they hope to accomplish." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/23/112241
Top/Society/Issues/Intellectual_Property/Copyrights/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act/bnetd

Blizzard, Bnetd Respond on Bnetd Shutdown
"Following the roar of protests following the shut down of the BnetD-project, Blizzard has posted a Battle.net emulation FAQ, citing their reasons to search out and close any project that allows people to play Blizzard games online without using Bat
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/22/1332248
Top/Society/Issues/Intellectual_Property/Copyrights/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act/bnetd

EFF Takes Bnetd Case
"Blizzard is attempting to squash the Battle.net emulator and open source bnetd project. The EFF has taken the case." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/12/1332243
Top/Society/Issues/Intellectual_Property/Copyrights/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act/bnetd

The EU's Answer to the DMCA
"You thought the DCMA was bad? Well EU Directive 2001/29/EU is due to be passed into individual country law next year." News and discussion forum. [Slashdot]
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/27/2326226
Top/Society/Issues/Intellectual_Property/Copyrights/European_Union_Copyright_Directive