EFF report: Unintended Consequences: 12 Years under the DMCA

Courtesy Digg / Tech Industry News  Thu, 03/04/2010 - 00:10

This document collects reported cases where the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA have been invoked not against pirates, but against consumers, scientists, and legitimate competitors.

In practice, the anti-circumvention provisions have been used to stifle a wide array of legitimate activities, rather than to stop copyright infringement.

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