According to this article The Chamberlain Group (manufacturers of upscale garage door openers) has sued a manufacturer of universal garage door openers under (among other things) the DMCA for circumventing their "copy protection" scheme. Perhaps this case is silly enough to cause the DMCA to go down? Once again, the …

Following up on a story posted yesterday, I found a page with information comparing the US and EU Copyright terms. There's a good summary of the copyright terms in the US and the EU available here. From this, it appears that we are basically in line with the Europeans thanks …

The Supreme Court of the US has decided that it is OK for the congress to extend copyright protection (as it had in a law in 1998) to 95 years for works for hire and life+70 for works made by individuals. Hailed as a victory for the movie and …

An article on CNet details some of the varying opinions about the future of copyright protections and enforcement. In particular, conspicuously absent from the announcements by the BSA and RIAA yesterday were the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and the CEA (Consumer Electronics Association).

The Register has an article about the RIAA using a group of hackers to create a "monitoring hydra" to report to the RIAA what music you may have on your PC. Ed. Note: CNET now reports that an spokesperson from RIAA is calling this a HOAX. I'm leaving the rest …

An article that appears on the EFF website describes the "unintended consequences" of the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act). Areas covered include: Free express and scientific research Fair use Competition and innovation An article worth reading. Then consider giving some money to the EFF (and maybe the ACLU). Don't forget …