The DMCA poisoned the Internet of Things in its cradle
by Cory Doctorow from on (#YZAF)
Bruce Schneier explains the short, terrible history of the Internet of Things, in which companies were lured to create proprietary lock-ins for their products because the DMCA, a stupid 1998 copyright law, gave them the power to sue anyone who made a product that connected to theirs without permission. (more")