A UK Columnist for ZD Net illustrates the “food color in the swimming pool” problem by pointing out that the DMCA is not the law in the UK and then proceeding to print the 09 F9 number.

WEbProNews: “YouTube Caught In Malkin, EFF, UMG Crossfire” (Columnist Michelle Malkin posted concert footage on YouTube as part of her criticism of performer Akon – UMG sends a DMCA notice)

Text of complaint (via WSJ Online) in The Football Association Premier League v. YouTube (works in question include soccer games).
WSJ law blog coverage here.

Dave Winer has an interesting take on the Digg/09 F9 brouhaha that is perceptive not only because he agrees with me about the ‘who can own a number‘ red herring but also because he notes the marketing and legal bind a pure user-generated content site is in when it comes to enforcing the…

Text of answer in Viacom v YouTube.

If someone had taken your online banking username and PIN number, and disseminated them on the Internet, then you would likely find expressions such as “censorship” and “how can you claim ownership in a number?” to be trite and, in this instance, besides the point.

EFF provides the background law for the dissemination of an alphanumeric decryption code for a DRM product. A timeline of how the key spread would be of value.
Digg’s experience will make an interesting case study in how to manage risk in the era of user-generated content (and the disconnect between what a CEO believes…

NewTeeVee.com: ‘Anticipating Google’s ‘Claim you Content‘” (a system that ‘somewhat automates’ the DMCA process for copyright owners, that, as the article notes, reduces some of the cost but keeps the burden of enforcement on the copyright owner).