IP: Aibo and the DMCA

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> >  <http://www.sciam.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.

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