DMCA an Avoidable Failure
I never miss an opportunity to bash the DMCA, and why make today the
exception?
Edward Felten has posted a link to a paper by Fred von Lohmann on DMCS vs. The Darknet (dmg copy), as well as an excellent summary of the reasons why the DMCA has failed to do anything about coyright infringement.
DMCA_against_the_darknet.pdf