Judge Dismisses Felten Encryption Lawsuit Against RIAA
The judge dismissed the case, filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and several other groups, that asked the court to rule that the DMCA - which establishes civil and criminal penalties for people charged with violating copyrights online - cannot be used to chill the release of scientific research.
The groups also had planned to ask the judge to rule that several parts of DMCA were unconstitutional.
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