Protecting fair-use rights in the digital world

Have you ever made a tape of your favorite songs to enjoy in your car stereo? Have you ever bought a CD and ripped it to your portable MP3 player? If so, you should know that recent changes to copyright law have been used to take away your personal use rights to the media you legally acquire. That means that activities like making mixes or copying music to a portable player are quickly being restricted or prevented. DigitalConsumer.org is doing something about it. We are advocating a Consumer Technology Bill of Rights that will positively assert a consumer's rights to fair use.

 Headlines

• Jan 27, 2003. Sonicblue May Bail
• Jan 27, 2003. Tom the Dancing Bug 2
• Jan 27, 2003. Tom the Dancing Bug
• Jan 27, 2003. Time to Dump the DMCA
• Jan 27, 2003. Recording industry shows some cunning
• Jan 27, 2003. Music execs go after Internet services in song-swap war
• Jan 27, 2003. Music stores to offer digital downloads
• Jan 27, 2003. After high court ruling, erosion in public domain feared
• Jan 27, 2003. Copyright decision scores against music performers
• Jan 27, 2003. Copyright gets sweeter for big business
• Jan 27, 2003. 6 Retailers Plan Venture to Sell Music on the Web
• Jan 26, 2003. The Race to Kill Kazaa
• Jan 25, 2003. What's in a name? Not Palladium
• Jan 24, 2003. A fine balance
• Jan 24, 2003. Industry group will oppose government tech mandates
• ... More news

 DigitalConsumer News

• Jan 15, 2003: The Eldred Case. Our statement on the Supreme Court's recent ruling.
• Sep 25, 2002: The Tauzin Bill. Our statement on the draft of Tauzin's digital television bill.
• Jun 24, 2002: Site Upgrade. We've made a bunch of improvements to the web site: we have regularly updated news articles, an improved FAQ, and the ability to accept PayPal donations.
• Jun 06, 2002: Final BPDG report is released. The BPDG has released their final report about copy protection for digital television. What does it mean for you?
• Apr 25, 2002: DigitalConsumer testifies to the House. Joe Kraus testified at the House Commerce Committee's hearing on fair use. Read his testimony online.

For more information, please read our overview of the issues or our list of answers to frequently asked questions.