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A while back, Mattman posted a link about legislation in the works that would prevent future computers and software from being able to share files (I can’t find the original link). I promptly sent a letter to my congressman. Suprisingly, I received a reply from my representative. If anyone would like me to post what he had to say about the subject, just let me know and I’ll put it up!
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Would love to hear what you heard back from your (possibly mine too?) congressman.
For some background info, I believe the bill Kurtz is talking about is CBDTPA.
There’s an introduction to it by the sponsor (Senator Hollings – South Carolina -D) here:
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/cbdtpa/hollings.cbdtpa.release.032102.html
I think the D stands for Disney, not Democrat. Notice how the bill sounds like it’s for promoting broadband and digital television. Which it is I guess… By controlling what anyone can do with it. Basically it’s forcing electronic makers to cripple their products since the movie and music industry can’t get their collective heads out of their arses.
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-Jamie
According to Wired in a report Mattman sent me, I think Sen Leahy of VT. who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee is prob/or has by now killed the bill at least for this session. However, there is nothing stopping Frtiz from rehashing for next year. Very willing to hear your word Kurt. I also just joined up with the EFF , who have big guns fighting this mess. I figured I do not have the time to really open up a grassroots thing as well as I figured, but am willing to add support and write my letters when most effective. Thanks Kurt for your work <img>
<small>[ 05-07-2002, 02:40 PM: Message edited by: Half-Man ]</small>
here goes…
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
4/22/02Dear Kurt,
Thank you for contacting me to voice support for a "Comsumer Technology Bill of Rights". I appreciate having this oppurtunity to correspond with you.
I certainly understand your concern about your ability to utilize the technological advancements that are coming on the market almost daily to access copyrighted material. It becomes more frustrating when you factor in the new laws and court decisions that sometimes are in conflict with eachother.
I cannot argue with the goals spelled out in the DigitalConsumer.org’s bill of rights. Allowing you to record a telvision program for later playback, or copying a legally acquired CD to an mp3 player for personal use, for instance, are goals that I can support. But those goals to my knowledge have not yet been translated into a bill that could be cosidered in the U.S. House of Representatives. And in writing actual language in a given bill, the devil is in the details. I cannot tell you how often that the actual language in the given bill turns out to be quite different from the bill as advertised. At any rate, I cannot support legislation that has not even been put in writing and that I have not had an oppurtunity to review.
By the same token, I want to assure you that I do not intend to support legislation such as that introduced in the senate recently that, while including the word "consumer" in the title, appears to make it more difficult for consumers to access copyrighted digital material and may erode privacy rights.
I will continue to monitor developments in this area carefully. Thank you again for sharing your views with me.
Sincerely,
Pat J. Tiberi
Representative to Congress<small>[ 05-07-2002, 07:43 PM: Message edited by: colonelkurtz ]</small>
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