DMCA

How the DMCA criminalized DIY farm equipment repair

Friday, February 6, 2015

How the DMCA criminalized DIY farm equipment repairKyle Wiens, writing at Wired: Manufacturers have every legal right to put a password or an encryption over the tECU. Owners, on the other hand, don’t have the legal right to break the digital lock over their own equipment. The Digital Millennium …

Lions Gate abusing DMCA and ignoring fair use doctrine

Friday, January 11, 2013

Lions Gate abusing DMCA and ignoring fair use doctrineYou’ve got to click through and read this Techdirt article by Jonathan McIntosh of Rebellious Pixels. Also consider reading my article "The Pinterest (Er, Tumblr) Problem, Fair Use, and a Suggestion for Change". I argue that fair use, which is an …