Digital copyright: overkill (Economist)

[Posted December 9, 2002 by corbet]

Here's an article in The Economist about the ElcomSoft trial. "So far, the federal judge conducting the trial has dismissed ElcomSoft's constitutional arguments as irrelevant to the criminal case. But these are likely to become the key issues if the case, or another DMCA test case like it, goes all the way to the Supreme Court."

Overkill

Posted Dec 9, 2002 20:22 UTC (Mon) by stonedown (guest, #2987) [Link]

"The closely-watched trial is the first criminal prosecution brought under the DMCA, a law loathed by Internet enthusiasts."

Yep. Pretty much says it all.

The Economist is a very influential publication. This article is a very good thing for those of us who oppose the DMCA.