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The US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) prohibits devices and software that can be used to circumvent digital restrictions, no matter how trivial the restrictions. A new slide deck from the US Department of Homeland Security (warning for PDF) states that the overall number of copyright-, patent-, trademark-related seizures increased by 8% last year. Though much of it was from traditional counterfeit goods, there were some hints at something more problematic regarding interpretation of the rules:
New data released by Homeland Security shows that U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized significantly more DMCA circumvention devices in 2017. The seizures, which includes mod chips for gaming consoles, increased 324% compared to the year before, although the actual number remains fairly low.
[...] What we did notice is that the International Intellectual Property [sic] Alliance (IIPA) recently framed streaming boxes as possible circumvention tools. The strong enforcement focus of rightsholders on these devices may have been communicated to border patrols as well.
Again, there is no word yet on what the border staff actually consider to be circumvention technologies.
From TorrentFreak : U.S. Border Seizures of DMCA Circumvention Devices Surges
and the Washington Examiner : US customs agencies seize $1.2B in counterfeit imports as illegal goods market continues to grow.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday March 11 2018, @07:44PM (2 children)
Cocaine overdose is the up-and-coming new professional troll in his rookie season. I've analyzed the writing style and see some overlap between 1 or few others, but then again that could just be the Schizophrenia talking.
He or she is off to a good start, but as I have suggested before, a real SN troll must stand on the shoulders of SN's literary giants -- they don't need to ape our style, just have enough of their own for a 1 or 2-pager.
He or she is off to a good start with some kind of technical credibility, even if it is bullshitted. I suspect the nihilism will be a problem when trying to make journal entries longer than a few sentences, and the component of sadism needs to stay cartoonized lest it risk the potential for dividing his or her existing fanbase.
But that's just, like, my opinion; man. And I'm one insignificant shit amongst many here.
(Score: 3, Informative) by cocaine overdose on Sunday March 11 2018, @08:34PM (1 child)
Melodrama aside, your words are good, old man. But you're old and you let your guard down. There's no room for a heart-to-heart in this business. The moment you take a break from standing post, the moment you sit down, those worms will force themselves between the armor joints and latch themselves onto your energy. All that work keeping frame, and you let it slip for some sentiment. Thank you, sifu, for sitting down. I will start by standing on your shoulders, as I make my way climbing the giants. That old fart that keeps going on about having his scribblings burned is next.
With the culture of your wisdom and the nitrogen of your corpse, springs forth a disgusting fungus.
(Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Tuesday March 13 2018, @06:39PM
Heinlein convinced me I'm the only person in existence. Because sometimes all of you go away, but I'm always here.
Now that I think about it, that means Heinlein was fictional too. That's sad.
Then again, maybe I am too.
This sig for rent.