Hi all-- I sent this to some associates of mine this a.m., and after seeing Phil Daley's posting about the Hollings bill thought I'd pass it along........ (edited for personal content)
to see the bill go to: http://thomas.loc.gov/ and enter HR 5522 in the first search box......... ------------------------------------ > > Hi everyone--- > > > > On October 2, 2002, a bill was introduced in the US Congress (and sent on > to > > the Judiciary Committee) that would address certain copyright issues. > [snip] > > > > The bill's author (Lofgren, California) seeks to address what is seen as > an > > imbalance that favors copyright holders. Currently, manufacturers, etc., > can, under > > the1998 DMCA (see below), insert technology to try to restrict a person > who > > buys their products from making them usable under any circumstances than > the > > original purchase license allows. Movie and music CD publishers in the US > > have been inserting such technology in their products for about two years > > now in an effort to stop pirating. [snip] > > > > Ms. Lofgren says that the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (1998) was > worded > > in such a way that "the lawful consumer cannot legally circumvent > > technological restrictions [in place on a digital work], even if he or she > 3 > > is simply trying to exercise a fair use or to utilize 4 the work on a > > different digital media device.5" > > > > The House of Representatives, in an analysis attached to the DMCA also was > > not pleased with this "imbalance." It said, ‘‘[A ]n individual [should ] > not > > be able to circumvent in order to gain unauthorized access to a 15 > work,but > > [should ]be able to do so in order to make 16 fair use of a work which he > or > > she has acquired lawfully.’’ ...... It is now necessary to restore the > > traditional 21 balance between copyright holders and society, as intended > by > > the 105th Congress. Copyright laws in the 23 digital age must prevent and > > punish digital pirates 24 without treating every consumer as one.25" > > [big snip] > there's hope yet! Cecil Rigby HarrockHallMusic [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] TheSouthCarolinaFineArtsReview,Inc. Handlo Music, Ltd. www.handlo.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
