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DMCA threats gag security researchers (Register)

The Register looks into how the DMCA was used to cancel a talk at the Interz0ne.com conference. "Blackboard Inc. found out security researchers Billy Hoffman (AKA Acidus) and Virgil Griffith (Virgil) were about to present a paper on security flaws involving its popular university ID card system, and called in its lawyers."
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