- Wed Oct 8 2003 Software CEOs stump in D.C.
Chief executives from the largest U.S. software companies trek to the capital to meet politicians and highlight a paper they say offers companies a better way to think about computer security.
- Wed Feb 12 2003 Indictments to test copyright law
Invoking the controversial DMCA, a federal grand jury indicts six people charged with developing software and hardware designed to hack into paid TV satellite transmissions.
- Fri Oct 11 2002 Anti-hacking copyright law to get review
Federal copyright regulators are opening the door for new exceptions to a controversial copyright law that has landed one publisher in court and a Russian programmer in jail.
- Fri Jul 26 2002 Open-source guru backs off tech demo
Bruce Perens, co-founder of the Open Source Initiative, says he will not publicize details about how to circumvent the controls on a DVD player.
- Thu May 9 2002 Judge denies dismissal bid in DMCA case
A federal judge denies a motion to dismiss criminal charges against a Russian software company accused of selling a product designed to break anti-copying technology.
- Thu Sep 6 2001 Security workers: Copyright law stifles
Some researchers hush up their findings, claiming the Digital Millennium Copyright Act has created a touchy environment that discourages security testing.
- Tue Jul 17 2001 Russian crypto expert arrested at Def Con
The day after he gave a talk at the hacker conference, a Russian software engineer is arrested by the FBI for allegedly cracking e-book security.
- Tue Aug 7 2001 When misguided plans go from bad to worse
CNET News.com's Evan Hansen says legislation to close copyright loopholes chills inventiveness and curiosity, weakening the very industry that hoped to gain the most from it.
- Mon Apr 29 2002 Russian CEO defends copying rights
Alexander Katalov is on a two-part crusade, fighting a digital copyright law and aiming to convince consumers that ElcomSoft wasn't founded just to help people hack e-books.
- Wed Jul 18 2001 Russian's arrest latest in copyright fight
A small Russian software company learns that Adobe doesn't pull its punches when an engineer is arrested for creating a program to crack the eBook format.

