[TriLUG] Article on DMCA

[Errol Casey]

Just got this in on an O'Reiley list and thought I would share it with
TriLUG
in case you missed it since DMCA, has been a topic of discussion a few
times.

Hopefully, I'm not rehashing some previously mentioned URLs.

Dear Reader,

Earlier this week I read a note on the Farber list titled, "(DMCA)
Digital Copyright Law Up for Challenge," by Michelle Madigan,
Medill News Service (published on Yahoo News). In her
writing Michelle stated:

"The Copyright Office is accepting comments on the law, which
makes it illegal to copy digital entertainment and imposes
restrictions that some users say violate their fair-use rights.
A comment form is available online and must be submitted by
December 18."

The URL for the comment form is:
http://www.copyright.gov/1201/comment_forms/index.html

Related to this, O'Reilly Network writer, Richard Koman, has
created a special Weblog to capture developments related to DMCA,
copyright, patents and open source, and so on. Richard has been
following these stories for a couple of years and has interviewed
many of the great minds who take issue with aspects of digital
rights management.

The URL for this new resource is:
http://public-net.blogspot.com/

Later this week, Tim O'Reilly is publishing an article on O'Reilly
Network titled, "Piracy is Progressive Taxation, and Other Thoughts
on the Evolution of Online Distribution." In this piece Tim draws
from his own lessons as a book publisher and talks about how some
of these experiences may apply to the music- and film-publishing
world.

Bottom line: We have a window of opportunity to influence digital
copyright law. If you have an interest in this area, and I hope
you do, please read some of this content and share your thoughts
with those who can act on your behalf.

Until next week,

Derrick

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Derrick Story
O'Reilly Network Managing Editor
derrick at oreilly.com