Via arstechnica - 

There’s a new release of modifications to the DMCA (the Digital Millenium Copyright Act – better known as the take your software away from you and make sure no matter how much it cost you it’s only "licensed" for you to use Act)… has been modified temporarily. The rule changes only last for three years I guess, and if you want the rule change to continue you have to go back up and re-argue your point. Here’s the recommended changes for this time around – read the rest of the article at the link above:

Exemptions are allowed for 1) the educational library of a university’s media studies department, in order to watch film clips in class; 2) using computer software that requires the original disks or hardware in order to run; 3) dongle-protected computer programs, if the the dongle no longer functions and a replacement cannot be found; 4) protected e-books, in order to use screen-reader software; 5) cell phone firmware that ties a phone to a specific wireless network; and 6) DRM software included on audio CDs, but only when such software creates security vulnerabilities on personal computers. 

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