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Ruling on refilled printer cartridges touches DMCA

October 26, 2004 Defendant says powerhouse printer firm is invoking Digital Millennium Copyright Act to force consumers to buy its cartridges. TAGS: DMCA, Lexmark, cartridge, printer, copyright law, U.S.

Judge shuts garage opener copyright suit

November 14, 2003 In a far-flung test of the DMCA, an Illinois federal court dismisses a garage door opener manufacturer's claim that a rival's replacement product violated copyright law. TAGS: DMCA, Lexmark, copyright law, Judge, Illinois, critic, rival, lawyer, law, decision

Apple, others draw legal threat over media players

May 11, 2007 California company accuses Apple, Microsoft, Real and Adobe of violating copyright law by "actively avoiding" its products. TAGS: DMCA, digital radio, Apple Computer, measure, letter, Adobe Systems Inc., copyright law, media player, RealNetworks Inc., law, digital audio, intellectual property, work, California, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Please don't steal this Web content

August 2, 2007 Movement is afoot to stifle "scraper sites," which copy content of blogs and repost it on other sites to profit from ad impressions. TAGS: post, DMCA, WordPress, blog, copyright law, blogging, Google Inc., RSS, search engine

Software firms want copyright law rewrite

January 7, 2005 Goal could incite a tussle with Internet service providers, which historically have been loath to act as online cops. TAGS: Intuit Inc., DMCA, copyright law, law, Internet service, attorney, Internet Service Provider, service provider, software company

American Airlines subpoenas Google, YouTube

March 10, 2006 Airline draws on digital copyright law to force companies to identify person who posted training video on their Web sites. TAGS: subpoena, YouTube, airline, copyright law, DMCA, Google Inc., video, training

Politicos wary of changes to copyright law

November 16, 2005 Fearing piracy, they're reluctant to rewrite laws so people can, for legal purposes, bypass copy protection on goods like CDs. TAGS: copy protection, DMCA, copyright law, piracy, Rep., Republican, law, purpose, work, CD, DVD

Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill

April 23, 2006 Instead of reforming the controversial DMCA, the U.S. government seems poised to expand it in a sweeping proposal. TAGS: DMCA, copy protection, Alberto Gonzales, copyright law, intellectual property, legislation, Republican, professor, chairman

YouTube's fate rests on decade-old copyright law

March 13, 2007 Wording of DMCA, which appeared in Congress long before the Web video revolution, could determine whether YouTube disappears. TAGS: Viacom Inc., YouTube, DMCA, copyright infringement, fate, hosting company, copyright law, Napster Inc., Google Inc., attorney, video

YouTube sued over copyright infringement

July 19, 2006 Journalist claims video-download site encourages its users to violate copyright law. TAGS: YouTube, DMCA, copyright law, Los Angeles, video

Will DVD acquittal mean tougher copyright laws?

December 24, 2003 The acquittal of a Norwegian programmer charged with breaking Hollywood's DVD encryption scheme could increase the entertainment industry's efforts to enact tougher global copyright laws. TAGS: acquittal, copyright law, Hollywood, DMCA, appeals court, entertainment, law, Norway, programmer, DVD, U.S.

Nikon's photo encryption reported broken

April 21, 2005 Proprietary encryption format used in some high-end cameras appears to be toast, clearing the way for third-party image software. TAGS: Nikon Corp., DMCA, Adobe Systems Inc., encryption, copyright law, programmer, camera, Canon Inc., photograph

Rampant piracy lands China on 'watch list'

May 2, 2005 The Bush administration claims China isn't living up to its commitment to a copyright crackdown. TAGS: China, piracy, Canada, Bush Administration, DMCA, copyright law, law

Why's it so hard to get 'Buffy' on my iPod?

January 13, 2006 reporter's notebook Buying a new iPod is easy. Filling it with video is far more complicated, Declan McCullagh finds. TAGS: copyright law, Apple video iPod, Apple PowerBook, DMCA, Apple iPod, copy protection, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, San Francisco, notebook computer, DVD, Apple Macintosh, TV, video, Microsoft Windows

Viacom sued over Colbert parody on YouTube

March 22, 2007 EFF, others claim Viacom is misusing copyright law in forcing video-sharing site to take down parody of Comedy Central show. TAGS: Viacom Inc., MoveOn.org, YouTube, DMCA, lawsuit, copyright law, record, video, attorney, Google Inc.

Year in review: Playing politics

December 28, 2003 It's almost easier to list what politicians in Washington did not do in 2003 than what they did. TAGS: DMCA, P2P, politics, lobbyist, spamming, RIAA, antipiracy, copyright law, proposal, law, Washington, privacy, open source, U.S.

Cyberpiracy north of the border

October 27, 2003 Are Canada's file swappers next in line to be prosecuted? The University of Ottawa Internet expert Michael Geist tells CNET News.com what to expect. TAGS: exemption, Canada, DMCA, jurisdiction, file-swapping, P2P, border, copyright law, e-commerce, U.S., music

YouTube may add to Google's copyright worries

October 10, 2006 Popular video-sharing site already faces legal heat. Will its acquisition make Google a high-profile lawsuit target? TAGS: YouTube, legal liability, copyright law, Mark Cuban, holder, Google Inc., DMCA, litigation, lawsuit, video, CEO

Tech heavies support challenge to copyright law

June 22, 2004 Sun and others in new group throw weight behind bill that would make it legal to crack protection schemes. TAGS: DMCA, BellSouth Corp., coalition, copy protection, digital-rights management, copyright law, CD, section, telecommunications, Sun Microsystems Inc., member, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Students fight e-vote firm's DMCA claims

November 18, 2003 A federal judge hears arguments in a lawsuit brought by student activists seeking to disseminate internal documents from Diebold Election Systems. TAGS: Diebold Inc., Diebold Election Systems, e-vote, e-voting, DMCA, Ohio, copyright law, federal judge, Republican, student, request, California, material, document, attorney
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