anti-circumvention

In 2002, 2003 & 2007, he introduced legislation to allow consumers to break digital locks for lawful purposes - a fair use exception to the anti-circumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. And while the odds against that legislation passing were always great, Boucher understood the symbolic importance of standing up for consumers 'rights to use technology lawfully.

Gigi Sohn: Boucher Defeat a Loss for Tech Policy World Gigi Sohn 2010

In 2002, 2003 & 2007, he introduced legislation to allow consumers to break digital locks for lawful purposes - a fair use exception to the anti-circumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. And while the odds against that legislation passing were always great, Boucher understood the symbolic importance of standing up for consumers 'rights to use technology lawfully.

Gigi Sohn: Boucher Defeat a Loss for Tech Policy World Gigi Sohn 2010

There is simply no evidence that the absence of anti-circumvention legislation is viewed as a major deterrent to launching new Canadian services.

New CRIA bid for Canadian DMCA 2009

In 2002, 2003 & 2007, he introduced legislation to allow consumers to break digital locks for lawful purposes - a fair use exception to the anti-circumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. And while the odds against that legislation passing were always great, Boucher understood the symbolic importance of standing up for consumers 'rights to use technology lawfully.

Gigi Sohn: Boucher Defeat a Loss for Tech Policy World Gigi Sohn 2010

The Israeli brief anticipated the criticism over the absence of anti-circumvention legislation, rules that provide legal protection for technological protection measures (TPMs).

US piracy report ‘lobbyist document’ best ignored 2009

There are now over 3,000 submissions with the overwhelming majority of them speaking out against Bill C-61, anti-circumvention rules, and for stronger fair dealing.

Boing Boing 2009

The resolutions call for a flexible fair dealing provision and and limits on anti-circumvention provisions.

Blind Canadians adopt copyright resolutions 2009

Whereas, the use of anti-circumvention measures to by pass these locks is often prohibited; and

Blind Canadians adopt copyright resolutions 2009

The calls for three-strikes and you're out, notice and takedown, DMCA anti-circumvention legislation, and no flexible fair dealing will only get louder.

Boing Boing 2009

Or take the laws that have been passed: The DMCA anti-circumvention section, widely loathed by computer scientists, but at the same time apparently completely ineffective at preventing the widespread availability of circumvention tools.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Computer Crime Law as an Academic Field: Ten Years Later 2010