"The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA) was never meant to be a tool of the oppressor. However, that's exactly how Jack Valenti and his MPAA lawyer henchmen and the bully lawyers of Real Networks see it." Linux Today's Arne Flones takes Real and MPAA to the mat for abusing the DMCA and consumers' rights. In the case of Real, Flones argues that their case against StreamBox (see "Judge Says OK to Streambox Ripper") flys directly in the face of consumers' fair use rights...

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