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Bad news from the Napster wars: The harder you fight against decentralized networks, the more enemies you create.
By James Grimmelmann
September 26, 2001
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Hackers love their TiVos, and the company is fond of its hackers. But as in any relationship, sometimes one party goes a bit too far.
By Damien Cave
June 20, 2001
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David Touretzky talks about methamphetamines, DeCSS and the death of the First Amendment.
By Damien Cave
September 13, 2000
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A U.S. ban on the DVD-decrypting code is only egging on Australian hackers -- and an odd songwriter.
By Damien Cave
September 1, 2000
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MPAA president Jack Valenti cheers the decision. Next stop: Appeals court.
By Damien Cave
August 18, 2000
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As the long arm of the law reaches Napster and its lookalikes, programmers could be held responsible for what others do with their code.
By Damien Cave
August 7, 2000
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Does the DVD-decrypting DeCSS do for video what Napster did for music, and can copyright law stop it?
By Damien Cave
July 19, 2000
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A protest at Stanford against the ultra-restrictive copyright law generates little heat and sparse attendance.
By Damien Cave
May 19, 2000
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Movie studios aim to criminalize links to DeCSS, a banned DVD-decryption program.
By Damien Cave
April 6, 2000
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A free-software fanatic unleashes a "useless" program to foil investigators looking for the DeCSS DVD decryption code.
By Damien Cave
February 22, 2000
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MPAA president Jack Valenti has never downloaded an MP3, but he could have a huge impact on the future of online entertainment.
By Damien Cave
February 14, 2000
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A judge's decision to ban a DVD-playing Linux program and all discussion about it outrages the free-software community.
By C. Scott Ananian
February 9, 2000
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