Congress readies new bill to expand DMCA, not shrink it [ip]
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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@xxxxxxxx>
Date: April 24, 2006 5:34:28 PM EDT
To: Politech <politech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Politech] Congress readies new bill to expand DMCA, not
shrink it [ip]
I've placed the text of the draft bill here:
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/house.dmca.copyright.bill.042406.pdf
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http://news.com.com/Congress+readies+broad+new+digital+copyright+bill/
2100-1028_3-6064016.html
Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill
Published: April 23, 2006, 6:00 AM PDT
Last modified: April 24, 2006, 10:00 AM PDT
For the last few years, a coalition of technology companies,
academics and computer programmers has been trying to persuade
Congress to scale back the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Now Congress is preparing to do precisely the opposite. A proposed
copyright law seen by CNET News.com would expand the DMCA's
restrictions on software that can bypass copy protections and grant
federal police more wiretapping and enforcement powers.
The draft legislation, created by the Bush administration and backed
by Rep. Lamar Smith, already enjoys the support of large copyright
holders such as the Recording Industry Association of America. Smith,
a Texas Republican, is the chairman of the U.S. House of
Representatives subcommittee that oversees intellectual property law.
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