Music fans deserve to know whether EMI's copy-restricted CDs are exposing their computers to security risks. When it comes to computer security, it pays to have as many independent experts kick the tires as possible, and that can only happen if EMI assures those experts that they won't be sued for their trouble.
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Today the Supreme Court has unleashed a new era of legal uncertainty on America's innovators. The newly announced inducement theory of copyright liability will fuel a new generation of entertainment industry lawsuits against technology companies. Perhaps more important, the threat of legal costs may lead technology companies to modify their products to please Hollywood instead of consumers.Fred Lohmann
There's basically no benefit from the consumer's point of view.
Fred Lohmann
I think people are encouraged that now you have television episodes that you can download. It shows that (the industry) is finally beginning to take seriously the demand for online.
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The DMCA has chilled the efforts of computer security researchers interested in examining copy-protected CDs.
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All the cards are stacked against the little guy. Filing a lawsuit isn't that expensive -- at least not to a big corporation. But if you're an artist or consumer, who can afford such a thing
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Our best hope for getting amendments to the DMCA is for more regular consumers to feel the pinch of the DMCA.
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