The New York Association of Copyright Stakeholders

NYASCH, formerly referred to as "New Yorkers for Fair Use", has recently taken on this new identity in order to distinguish itself from the activities of NYFU. Additional information can be viewed on our history page.

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How education is being undermined by the DMCA and the facist constrainsts on Fair Use in America
Government Agency threates to Fair Use.

The FCC is concerned you might record something on your VCR or Hard Drive. As a result, the FCC has anounced that all future VCR's must carry a special chip to prevent you from recording anything on TV. This is inspite of the fact that the federal Supreme Court had expressly claim this as Fair Use in the Famous Sony Betamax case. See the text here.