Illegal to fix tape-drives

The incredibly bad DMCA law has been interpreted to mean it is illegal for someone fix a tape drive without permission from the manufacturer.

Link from Boing-Boing.

Law Geek also has a brief on the cool way to catch car thieves. The bait car is rigged with a video camera, a GPS tracker, and a stereo that plays the theme from Cops when they surround them. Original TV news spot.