--- title: DMCA not as Draconian date: "2002-08-20T12:00:00Z" categories: - links wp_id: 1218 description: I'm reconsidering the severity of the DMCA based on legal analysis suggesting it may not be as draconian as initial fears implied. This perspective offers a more nuanced look at digital copyright enforcement and its actual impact. keywords: [dmca, copyright law, digital rights, intellectual property, zdnet, legal analysis] --- Maybe the DMCA is [not as Draconian](http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-954316.html) as we thought.