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DATE | 2003-04-29 |
FROM | Phil Gengler
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SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Re: Draft
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Tethering is tying media to a single computer, so that a file won't play on any computer that wasn't the one it was created/first played on.
On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 23:02, Ruben Safir wrote: > Great!! > > > But what is tethering? > > > Ruben > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 10:50:49PM -0400, Dave Williams wrote: > > Ruben - > > > > Below is a rough draft for an item on the hearings this Friday. Please > > expand and revise at will. > > > > - Dave > > > > On Friday May 2, at approximately 10AM, NYFairUse will address the U.S. > > Copyright Office. Ruben Safir will represent NYLXS's stakeholders > > rights movement on the topic of "DVD tethering and alternative > > platforms" during the Motion Pictures and Audiovisual Works segment of > > the Anticircumvention Hearing. The hearing will take place at the > > Postal Rate Commission office, 1333 H Street, NW, Third Floor, > > Washington, DC. > > > > This hearing is one of a series being conducted on behalf of the > > Librarian of Congress in response to the mandates of the Digital > > Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA creates criminal penalties > > against the circumvention of technological measures used to control and > > limit access to copyrighted material. The U.S. Copyright Office is a > > part of the Library of Congress, and the Librarian of Congress is > > charged with determining what exemptions from the prohibitions created > > by the Act should be allowed. At this time the allowable exemptions > > are: > > > > 1. Compilations consisting of lists of websites blocked by filtering > > software applications; and > > 2. Literary works, including computer programs and databases, > > protected by access control mechanisms that fail to permit access > > because of malfunction, damage or obsolescence. > > > > The mission of the Copyright Office is described on their site by the > > following quote from Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution: > > > > "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for > > limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their > > respective Writings and Discoveries" > > > > Mr. Safir will be appearing on the same day as representatives from the > > Motion Picture Association of America and AOL Time Warner, neither of > > whom are authors or inventors of any Writings or Discoveries. Mr. > > Safir, in his capacity as founder of NYFairUse, will represent the > > American people, who are the real stakeholders in all issues of > > copyright and information ownership. > >
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