http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070228-8948.html

"The DVD, iPod and the iTunes Music Store can all be traced to the DMCA."

But not in a good way.

"The DVD, iPod and the iTunes Music Store can all be traced to the DMCA."

Actually, since DVD's were released in 1995 long before the 1998 DMCA Act, isn't it the other way around? Can't the DMCA be traced to the DVD, MP3's and other digital media because the RIAA wanted the DRM it's media stuff?? What a joke.

Everytime the RIAA opens its mouth it lies. Funny how the liars in Congress believe them every time too.

BOYCOTT GUYS. Starve the beast.

"But as Congress recognized when it enacted the DMCA, the difference between hacking done for noninfringing purposes and hacking done to steal is impossible to determine and enforce."

The difference between illegally hacking your computer and copy protection is the DMCA (think Sony rootkit).

Hmm...

Timothy B. Lee suspects something:

"Why would Boucher, traditionally a staunch supporter of real DMCA reform, choose to put it on the back burner this session in favor of reforming secondary liability rules? It's a pretty good guess that Boucher's allies in the consumer electronics industry had a big influence on his decision. Indeed, the legislation appears to be an attempt by the consumer electronics industry to make a separate peace with copyright interests, leaving the broader movement for balanced copyright policies to soldier on without its support."

Let's hope that's not so.