Of course, the DMCA is the recording industry's favorite weapon, and has been invoked in most of its copyright battles against Napster and a host of other music sites. The last thing the recording industry wants is to lose this useful legal tool, and in the wake of Felten's announcement, the RIAA seems to have also realized its tactical mistake. The Recording Industry Association of America, one of the founding members of SDMI, strongly believes in academic freedom and freedom of speech. Alas, for the RIAA, it may be too little, too late. Janelle Brown is a senior writer for Salon Technology.
Hackers break the recording industry's vaunted music protection system.
It should be shunned. A protest at Stanford against the ultra-restrictive copyright law generates little heat and sparse attendance.