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Coming to Terms with § 1201

Last month the Engelberg Center released Unbalanced Interests: How the § 1201 Process Ate Itself (also hosted on this site). The report is a deep dive into the triennial § 1201 process, which is some

Keep 3D Printers Unlocked (the win! 2023)

Last summer I submitted a request that the Copyright Office renew an existing rule that allows users to break DRM that prevents them from using materials of their choice in 3D printers. As of October

Nintendo aplica mais DMCA no Github e GameBanana

How Explaining Copyright Broke the Spotify Copyright System

This post originally appeared on the Engelberg Center blog. This is a story of how Spotify’s sophisticated copyright filter prevented us from explaining copyright law. It is strikingly similar to th

Keep 3D Printers Unlocked (2023)

Update 10/2024: The Copyright Office granted the exemption request! A bit more info in this post. Update 8/2023: It looks like no one opposed the renewal request (celebrate the absence of opposition

Keep 3D Printers Unlocked (the win!)

Today is is even more clear that copyright law does not prevent you from using whatever material you want in your 3D printer.1 That is because today the Register of Copyrights submitted her recommend

Keep 3D Printers Unlocked (the comment)

Today I filed comments in support of my petition to expand the scope of the current rule that allows you to unlock your 3D printer and use the material of your choice. As I explained earlier this yea

On the youtube-dl DMCA Takedown

Last Friday (Oct 23, 2020), a DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act)...