The CBDTPA must die. Intel already told congress to stick that bill where the sun don't shine. Honestly I think if this bill passes, say goodbye to the tech industry in the USA. From a European or Asian view though, passage would be incredibly good though as manufacturers move everything out of the US. Not only that, every part of the PC will get more expensive in the US because manufacturers will have to make a US compatible version...
Before you think it can't enforced or passed, think about how the DMCA got passed (99-0 IIRC), and is being enforced now. This this bill will do far more harm than the DMCA, which already is causing many foreign researchers not to visit the US to present their research. If this passes, it wont just be information that is criminalized (DMCA), it will be anything that the music and movie industries think may be able to copy a music or movie. Thankfully the DMCA has quite a few challenges working their way through court. However the damage has already been done. The same will happen to the entire hardware industry. The resources and time it will take to challenge the law in court will put US manufacturers years behind... In other word's if this law passes all of the PC's we are using right now will have to be grandfathered in, or destroyed, or we risk jail time. jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 11:27 AM Subject: I hate Mondays > Here is a topic that is floating on PEG (Progress DB List) > > "Anti-Copy Bill Slams Coders" > http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51274,00.html > > Am I right to think this is a crazy? Can it really pass? > > Someone posted this link to be heard on the subject. > > http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html > > Yikes, > Jerry Johnson > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
