On 8/30/10 5:28 AM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
DMCA will eventually be repealed. It goes against existing laws and
fair-use. There are efforts currently being made to alter or repeal it
(see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act).
FWIW, the lack of funds for someone with a real chance of getting the
DMCA to be tested by the supreme court is not an issue, EFF will pick up
the bill in a heartbeat :)
-Steve
The trend seems to be in the other direction: the ACTA treaty is
considered by many to be the DMCA for the rest of the world. Ars
Technica's thoughts on it are at
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/world-get-ready-for-the-dmca-actas-internet-chapter-leaks.ars
