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MikeNF on 07/27/2010 at 11:10AM

DJ der guten Laune celebrates EFF victories

1. Precedent set for intent to affect DRM breakage legality

New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Appeals Court has ruled that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's ban on breaking DRM only applies if you break DRM in order to violate copyright law.

2a. Copyright Office and Library of Congress make fun things like jailbreaking a phone and making DVD mashups legal

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) won three critical exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) anticircumvention provisions today, carving out new legal protections for consumers who modify their cell phones and artists who remix videos — people who, until now, could have been sued for their non-infringing or fair use activities.

2b. Library of Congress renews its DMCA exemptions with a pile of awesome.

Statement of the Librarian of Congress Relating to Section 1201 Rulemaking

And gizmodo breaks it all down much better than I could.

DRM Buster FAQ: What It Means For You


I can't think of a better way to celebrate a victory for EFF and remixing than with People Like Us. So that's what I'm celebrating with.

People Like Us and Ergo Phizmiz - "15_The_Joy_Of_Noise" (04:43)
People Like Us and Ergo Phizmiz - "15_The_Joy_Of_Noise" (04:43)
People Like Us and Ergo Phizmiz - "A Chase Posthaste" (05:06)
People Like Us and Ergo Phizmiz - "A Chase Posthaste" (05:06)
People Like Us and Friends - "People Like Us & Evolution Control Committee / Untitled (ABC Radio National, Sydney Australia 2001)" (14:41)
People Like Us and Friends - "People Like Us & Evolution Control Committee / Untitled (ABC Radio National, Sydney Australia 2001)" (14:41)
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