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Subject:    Re: [DMCA_discuss] Scientific American: Teaching Robot dogs new tricks
From:       tom poe <tompoe () renonevada ! net>
Date:       2002-01-29 1:33:27
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On Monday 28 January 2002 17:05, Jon O . wrote:
> http://www.scientificamerican.com/explorations/2002/012102aibo/
>
> Aibo, the Sony Corporation's popular robot dog, has delighted scores of
> critics and consumers since its introduction. But the plastic pup has also
> caused its creators some grief. Sony is currently struggling to resolve a
> copyright dispute that centers on the work of a quirky hacker known only as
> AiboPet. The controversy poses serious questions about the proper use of
> robots in homes and exposes a potentially stifling effect of the U.S.
> Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998.
>

Hi:  A happy ending.  The power of a well placed boycott.  Interesting.
Thanks, Tom
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