djqwest
29th July 2003, 18:58
After the RIAA used out-of-context quotes from Techfocus's interview with Fred Von Lohmann of the EFF, and without obtaining permission to use such media, Techfocus chose to ban all known RIAA IP addresses from viewing the site.
http://techfocus.org/comments.php?id=3662&catid=17
Since then, more than 5,000 have downloaded the file containing the IP addresses to block, and many have reportedly put similar blocks on their websites.
Techfocus also found an interesting loophole in the RIAA's legislative baby, the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which illegalizes circumvention of "access controls." So if the RIAA attempts to break through such attempts at blocking access, they could be theoretically sued by their own pet law.
Qwest.
http://techfocus.org/comments.php?id=3662&catid=17
Since then, more than 5,000 have downloaded the file containing the IP addresses to block, and many have reportedly put similar blocks on their websites.
Techfocus also found an interesting loophole in the RIAA's legislative baby, the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which illegalizes circumvention of "access controls." So if the RIAA attempts to break through such attempts at blocking access, they could be theoretically sued by their own pet law.
Qwest.