Garage Doors Raise DMCA Questions: There’s a fascinating test of the DMCA playing out in court right now.
Skylink Technologies manufactures a universal garage door opener that can be used to open and shut any type of garage door. Its competitor, the Chamberlain Group, claims that Skylink violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA, by selling such a product.
Chamberlain alleges Skylink’s handheld portable transmitter can activate Chamberlain’s garage door openers and, in doing so, unlawfully bypasses a technology-protection measure built into the device’s software.
There is a copy of the Chamberlain VS. Skylink case at www.aclickawayremotes.com they have it in PDF and in text format for anyone who is interested in reading the judge's decision about the garage door opener case. There is other garage door opener information there as well pertaining to FAQ's and the like.
