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| DATE | 2003-02-21 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Thank you the Tony Stanco's in the world [ruben@mrbrklyn.com]
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I think there is something interesting in this which is interesting. Intel is pushing for
this and I believe they really think they are trying to do something to fight off DRM, and,
as i said a few moths ago, I think Grove is philosophcally against DRM and this is their first
strike to fight against it.
I think this is a personal decision by Grove based on his core values.
Ruben
On 2003.02.21 02:52 Ruben I Safir wrote:
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> On 2003.02.21 02:48 Ruben I Safir wrote:
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> News from your friends at NY Fair Use
> http://fairuse.nylxs.com
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> This is a shitty bill... It does nothing to protect you in your home from
> invasion of property and recoknizes the right for people to create systems
> with spyware and property infringment devices.
>
> Ruben
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> Call yopur congressman today and tell them to get off their ass and
> standup for the 4th and 5th ammendment
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> Compromise copyright bill in works
>
> By John Borland Staff Writer, CNET News.com February 19, 2003, 4:44 PM
> PT
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> Opponents of Hollywood's drive to strengthen copyright law are mounting
> a new strategy: Require anything that has antipiracy technology built in
> to be clearly labeled and let consumers decide at the cash register.
>
> Speaking at the Intel-sponsored Digital Rights Summit in Silicon Valley,
> Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said he was close to introducing a bill that
> would likely require consumer-electronics devices or media such as music
> CDs to be clearly labeled with explanations of any anticopying
> restrictions. Several other legislators are preparing, or have already
> introduced, bills that contain labeling provisions that apply to
> specific devices or media such as digital televisions or audio CDs.
>
> The nascent focus on labeling already has won the backing of key
> companies such as Intel. Supporters hope that as consumers avoid the
> most restrictive technologies, the broader points about the
> undesirability of limiting digital media use will be made.
>
>
> "I want people to walk into every store in America and see that the
> product they're about to buy has restrictions," Wyden said. "Let's take
> this to the marketplace."
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> The new strategy marks a potentially realistic middle ground between
> competing legislative visions for how to control or unfetter the chaotic
> world of digital media and distribution.
>
> Previous legislative proposals, backed by some Hollywood studios, would
> have required all digital media players, ranging from DVD players to
> personal computers, to include built-in anticopying technology. Fear of
> that measure helped deepen suspicion between entertainment producers and
> Silicon Valley companies that continues to resonate today.
>
> On the other side, legislators backed by consumer groups have introduced
> proposals to roll back some of the most restrictive provisions of the
> 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), protecting consumers'
> rights to "fair use" of digital media. Fair use is a legal defense that
> allows copies of works or elements of works to be used for research,
> educational and journalistic purposes, among others.
>
> However, few political observers believe that any ambitious copyright
> proposals by either side will be successful in a Congress distracted by
> war and more pressing economic issues this year.
>
> The Intel event, co-sponsored by consumer rights organization
> DigitalConsumer.org, proved largely a rallying of voices opposed to the
> strictest interpretations of copyright law supported by Hollywood,
> record labels and other copyright holders. Several companies that are
> being sued under broad interpretations of the DMCA, including a printer
> cartridge maker and a manufacturer of garage door openers, explained
> their lawsuits.
>
> Stanford University law professor Larry Lessig outlined a plan for
> so-called compulsory licenses for copyrighted works, a strategy that
> would require movie and music companies to allow other people to use
> digital works but require payment to artists and other copyright
> holders. Variations of that idea are gaining traction among legal
> circles opposed to Hollywood's attempts to strengthen copyright law.
>
> "Never in our history have fewer been in a position to control more of
> the creative potential of our society than now," Lessig said. "We have
> to buy them off, so they don't break the Internet in the interim."
>
> Much of the event, including discussion of the labeling proposal, was
> centered on how to galvanize a broader consumer movement that would
> counteract the legislative and legal drives mounted by Hollywood and
> record companies.
>
> "Intel is very supportive of consumer notification," said Donald
> Whitehouse, an Intel vice president of legal and governmental affairs.
> "A reasonable objective is to get consumers engaged through labeling of
> content."
>
> Wyden, who has been a supporter of expanded consumer rights in the past,
> cautioned attendees that restrictions on digital media use were far from
> the top of most average voters' minds, despite the issue's high profile
> in Silicon Valley circles.
>
> "As much as you all out there are consumed by this right now, most
> Americans are not out there reading the advance sheets of the appeals
> courts," Wyden said. "Nobody's asking about this in town meetings in my
> district. We have the second-highest unemployment rate in the country,
> and that's what people care about."
>
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