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DMCA dismissed from tape backup lawsuit

July 20, 2006 Court rules a consulting firm did not violate the DMCA when performing maintenance on StorageTek tape backup systems. TAGS: tape backup, StorageTek, DMCA, consulting company, consulting

DMCA axes sites discussing Mac OS for PCs

February 17, 2006 Two water-cooler sites for hackers are down this morning, and one of them has credited the DMCA with the outage. TAGS: DMCA, Intel x86, Apple Mac OS, hacker, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Intel, forum, operating system, PC

DMCA complaint against YouTube dropped

January 15, 2007 Husband of 'Second Life' figure says complaint regarding a video on the video-sharing site was not a copyright issue. TAGS: Ailin Graef, DMCA, Guntram Graef, Second Life, terms of service, YouTube, complaint, claim, video, Google Inc.

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., DMCA, YouTube, copyright infringement, fate, hosting company, copyright law, Napster Inc., Google Inc., attorney, video

Lyrics sites out of tune with copyrights

August 17, 2007 Many sites provide the words to favorite and not-so-favorite songs. But some of the people who wrote those tunes aren't too pleased about it. TAGS: lyric, DMCA, music publisher, tune, Google Inc., song, Internet Service Provider, U.S.

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, intellectual property, copyright law, copy protection, legislation, chairman, professor, Republican

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, copyright law, RealNetworks Inc., intellectual property, measure, Apple Computer, digital audio, letter, California, Adobe Systems Inc., law, media player, work, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Seeking changes to the DMCA

March 31, 2006 Controversial law hinders warnings to consumers on matters like Sony rootkits, security researchers say. TAGS: DMCA, rootkit, researcher, lobbyist, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, law, uninstaller, Sony Corp., lawyer, security, CD

'Electric Slide' on slippery DMCA slope

February 3, 2007 Yes, you can copyright a dance. And the man who owns the rights to the iconic wedding shuffle isn't pleased that it's popping up on the Web. TAGS: dance, DMCA, YouTube, claim, attorney, video

New tech think tank created

March 28, 2006 An analyst at a Democratic think tank now is starting his own, with some help from tech firms. He's also reaching out to Republicans. TAGS: think tank, DMCA, Republican, executive director, information technology

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: DMCA, blog, copyright law, WordPress, blogging, RSS, Google Inc., search engine, post

Google denies Viacom copyright charges

May 1, 2007 Search giant says it is protected by the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act and says Viacom suit threatens video-sharing sites. TAGS: Viacom Inc., DMCA, lawsuit, YouTube, Google Inc., owner, entertainment, California, knowledge, video

Viacom lawyer: YouTube knows it violates copyrights

March 16, 2007 Attorney for media conglomerate says Google doesn't adequately police pirated clips, leaving his company with an unfair burden. TAGS: Viacom Inc., DMCA, YouTube, lawyer, attorney, Google Inc., Washington, service provider, work, 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

Behind the Anshe Chung DMCA complaint

January 16, 2007 After a digital attack on the "Second Life" land baroness, her husband, Guntram Graef, filed, then withdrew, the complaint. He explains why. TAGS: Ailin Graef, Guntram Graef, DMCA, Second Life, complaint, YouTube, video, photograph, image, Google Inc.

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, copyright law, airline, YouTube, DMCA, Google Inc., training, video

Blizzard abandons DMCA threat over 'WoW' manual

June 9, 2006 Video game maker drops copyright complaints over eBay sale of "World of Warcraft" guide after advocacy group steps in. TAGS: DMCA, World of Warcraft, auction, Vivendi Universal, video game, eBay Inc., complaint, California, video

YouTube dances the copyright tango

July 24, 2006 news analysis Legal experts think popular video-sharing site obeys law but could still face court challenges to its growing business. TAGS: YouTube, DMCA, law, court, expert, Los Angeles, video

Digg in tough spot with DMCA debacle

May 2, 2007 Social news site responded to readers and defied a cease-and-desist letter pertaining to a cracked HD DVD encryption key.Photos: Legal fights over digital rights TAGS: Digg, Reddit, DMCA, HD-DVD, letter, blog, digital-rights management, key, Google Inc., DVD

Google profit nearly doubles

October 19, 2006 Strong search advertising pushes Google third-quarter profit up, beating estimates. TAGS: Eric Schmidt, advertising sales, traffic acquisition cost, Internet search, DMCA, Google Inc., Internet search advertising, Yahoo! Inc., YouTube, law, CEO, U.S., MP3
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