A DMCA criminal prosecution against an Xbox modder has been dropped by the prosecution on “fairness and justice” grounds. The case was the first to test the criminal DMCA provisions as applied to game consoles.
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The U.S. Influence on Bill C-32 Hits House of Commons Debate
This bill was developed for the big American film and video game companies, and digital locks meet most of their needs. For these big American and European film and video game companies, the government did a good job.
That theme continued in day two of the debate in this exchange between the NDP and the Liberals:
The Case for Flexibility in Implementing the WIPO Internet Treaties
My article examines the issue from four perspectives: the plain language of the statutory requirements, the legislative history behind the inclusion of anti-circumvention provisions within the treaty, state practice in implementing those requirements, and scholarly analysis of the treaty obligations.
ACTA Ultra-Lite: The U.S. Cave on the Internet Chapter Complete
It should also be noted that this chapter is still not concluded. The inclusion of trademarks in some provisions would seemingly require changes to U.S. law and has not acheived consensus. Further, a provision on enforcement procedures ” including the unlawful use of means of widespread distribution for infringing purposes” has not received consensus support. With respect to what has been concluded:
Search Engine on the DMCA Exemptions
Search Engine covers [MP3] the new DMCA exemptions in an interesting interview with EFF’s Corynne McSherry.