Digital Millennium Copyright Act

A court decision hands a major setback to the RIAA's legal tactics for tracking down and suing alleged file traders.

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]

Letter to Google from Church of Scientology, demands the removal of clambake.org, a mirror of Operation Clambake.

"Complaints from Sony have led to the removal from the web of unauthorised computer programs that teach the Aibo robot dog to perform new tricks. However, the move has upset many Aibo enthusiasts." By Will Knight. [New Scientist]

"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]

"Record makers are being sued by scientists who want to show up the holes in technology being used to protect music against piracy." By Mark Ward.

"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."

"A Russian computer programmer has been arrested for allegedly flouting a controversial US copyright law." By Mark Ward.

"A Russian software programmer and his employer were indicted today on charges of violating a controversial United States copyright law, signaling the collapse of plea bargain talks in a case that has set off international protests."

"PR terror does the job, but will DoJ stand down?" By Thomas C. Greene.

"The US-wide protests against Adobe and Dmitri Sklyarov's arrest in LA last week are running at full speed." News and discussion forum.