[A2k] EFF releases updated DMCA report

[Gwen Hinze]

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For those interested in Digital Rights Management issues,  EFF has
just released an updated version of its report on abusive uses of the
U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

"Unintended Consequences: Seven Years under the DMCA" is available in PDF at:
<http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/DMCA_unintended_v4.pdf>

and html at:
<http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/unintended_consequences.html>

It lists all the reported cases of abuse of the anti-circumvention
provisions of the DMCA. The full list of stories is below.

Gwen Hinze
International Affairs Director
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Email: gwen@eff.org




Chilling Free Expression and Scientific Research
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DMCA Delays Disclosure of Sony-BMG "Rootkit" Vulnerability
Cyber-Security Czar Notes Chill on Research
Professor Felten's Research Team Threatened
SunnComm Threatens Grad Student
Hewlett Packard Threatens SNOsoft
Blackboard Threatens Security Researchers
Xbox Hack Book Dropped by Publisher
Censorware Research Obstructed
Dmitry Sklyarov Arrested
Scientists and Programmers Withhold Research
Foreign Scientists Avoid U.S.
IEEE Wrestles with DMCA
2600 Magazine Censored
CNET Reporter Feels Chill
Microsoft Threatens Slashdot
GameSpy Menaces Security Researcher with DMCA
AVSforum.com Censors TiVo Discussion
Mac Forum Censors iTunes Music Store Discussion

Fair Use Under Siege
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Copy-protected CDs
Fair Use Tools Banned: DVD Back-up Software
Advanced e-Book Processor and e-Books
Time-shifting and Streaming Media
embed and Fonts

A threat to innovation and competition
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DMCA Used to Lock Cell Phones to Carriers
Apple Threatens Real over Harmony
Tecmo Sues to Block Game Enhancements
Nikon's Encrypted RAW Format Blocks Adobe
HP's Region-Coded, Expiring Printer Cartridges
StorageTek Attempts to Block Independent Service Vendors
Lexmark Sues Over Toner Cartridges
Sony Sues Connectix and Bleem
Sony Threatens Aibo Hobbyist
Sony Attacks PlayStation "Mod Chips"
Blizzard Sues bnetd.org
Apple Harasses Inventive Retailer

DMCA Shoulders Aside Computer Intrusion Statutes
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Disgruntled Company Sues Former Contractor For Unauthorized Network Access
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