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DATE | 2003-03-09 |
FROM | Ruben Safir
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SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] The Balance Act
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From owner-hangout-desteny-at-mrbrklyn.com Sun Mar 9 15:25:32 2003 Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (LOCALHOST [127.0.0.1]) by mrbrklyn.com (8.12.3/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) with ESMTP id h29KPWxt004679 for ; Sun, 9 Mar 2003 15:25:32 -0500 Received: (from mdom-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id h29KPWka004678 for hangout-desteny; Sun, 9 Mar 2003 15:25:32 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: www2.mrbrklyn.com: mdom set sender to owner-hangout-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com using -f Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (LOCALHOST [127.0.0.1]) by mrbrklyn.com (8.12.3/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) with ESMTP id h29KPTxt004673; Sun, 9 Mar 2003 15:25:29 -0500 Received: (from ruben-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id h29KPT32004672; Sun, 9 Mar 2003 15:25:29 -0500 Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 15:25:29 -0500 From: Ruben Safir To: rc Cc: nylxs Subject: Re: [hangout] The Balance Act Message-ID: <20030309202529.GB4658-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com> References: <200303091456.54909.nylxsdoer-at-nyc.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200303091456.54909.nylxsdoer-at-nyc.rr.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Sender: owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ruben Safir List: New Yorkers Linux Scene Admin: To unsubscribe send unsubscribename-at-domian.com to hangout-request-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com X-Keywords: X-UID: 10143 Status: RO Content-Length: 3460 Lines: 80
This is a bad bill. See my comments on NYLUG and see the comments of Richard Stallman on the Dinner videos
Ruben
On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 02:56:54PM -0500, rc wrote: > > http://www.house.gov/lofgren/congress/digital_rights.htm > > Digital Rights > > For over one hundred years, copyright law meant to strike a fair balance > between the interests of copyright holders and the interests of > society. On the one hand, copyright seeks to encourage and reward an > author?s creative works. But as the Supreme Court stated in Twentieth > Century Music Corp. v. Aiken, ?[p]rivate motivation must ultimately > serve the cause of promoting broad public availability of literature, > music, and the other arts?.? > > The challenge today is to maintain the traditional balance in the > digital age by finding ways to prevent and punish digital pirates > without treating every consumer as one. Digital technology lets pirates > make perfect copies of copyrighted works to distribute over the > Internet. At the same time, digital technology lets copyright holders > control how consumers enjoy the books, music and movies they lawfully > purchase. > > Contrary to the intent of Congress, the DMCA has been used to legitimize > this control over consumer uses. It?s been used to prohibit lawful > users from circumventing technical restrictions, even to pursue their > fair use rights. > This conduct altered the balance. My bill, H.R. 1066, the Balance Act, > seeks to restore it. Without utilizing government mandates or other > prescriptive measures that will ultimately only stifle innovation, it > gives lawful consumers the tools to enjoy digital entertainment in > their home or car, or on their favorite mobile device. Consumers have > demanded this flexibility. It is time to heed their demands. > > Ultimately, this ideal will also help copyright holders. The only > lasting solution to digital piracy is a legitimate alternative that is > affordable, reliable, secure and respectful of consumer rights and > expectations. Providing room for technological innovation will also > spur economic growth and lead to more jobs. > This is the start of a long discussion. Consumers are poised to work > with the technology and entertainment industries to ensure that in the > future, copyrights are protected, innovation is encouraged, and > legitimate rights and expectations are respected. > -- > The Microsoft Crackpipe - Everyone uses it, what harm could it be? > > Version: 3.12 > GB/MC/MU/PA d- s+:+ a C++ L+++ P E- W+++ N++ o? K? w+ O? M? V? PS+ PE+ > Y+ PGP t+ 5 X R- tv++ b++ DI D G e++ h-- r++ y+ > > > ____________________________ > NYLXS: New Yorker Free Software Users Scene > Fair Use - > because it's either fair use or useless.... > NYLXS is a trademark of NYLXS, Inc
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