At 2:23 PM +1100 3/3/2000, Danny Yee wrote:
>But to make sure it *stays* preposterous, I think we need to do some
>lobbying of our government.
The House of Representatives Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Committee
<http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/digitalagenda/inqinf.htm >
Advisory Report on the Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Bill 1999
<http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/digitalagenda/contents.htm >
has already suggested that the "preposterous" takes place.
Recommendation 12 states -
>
>4.25 The Committee recommends that the meaning of circumvention device
>in item 4 of the Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Bill 1999 be
>amended to specifically include devices whose primary purpose or use
>is the circumvention, or facilitating the circumvention, of an effective
>technological protection measure, and devices which are promoted,
>advertised, or marketed as having the purpose of circumventing an
>effective technological protection measure.
<http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/digitalagenda/chapt04.pdf>
ALIA and the Australia Digital Alliance have already objected see -
<http://tony-barry.emu.id.au/interests/library/ADA/submissions/LACAfinal.html>
Further resources on the bill are at the committee's site and at DCITA.
Tony
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