Re: Drm and digital rights management letter from my senator

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From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/23/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 04:35:59 +1000

Well it's a pity the US didn't OBEY Article 1 of your constitution in the 1800s where stolen european patents built your country's current economy. 

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"Greg R" <webworm12@yes.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:iqk2g011iavu2good480hr9vej0b3as94f@4ax.com...
> Here is a letter I received from my senator.  Please, pardon the long
> post.
> 
> Greg R
> 
> Thank you for sharing with me your insights into the debate over
> digital copyrights and digital rights management. I understand your
> concern for protecting the freedom and privacy of individual Internet
> users.
> 
> Despite passage of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, which
> I supported, some difficult questions remain unanswered in the debate
> over how to protect the rights of music artists and producers to
> protect their intellectual property versus the recognized right of
> consumers to make recordings for personal use. This law made it
> illegal to circumvent a technological copyright-control measure, such
> as encryption circuitry built into CD and DVD players.
> 
> In the last session of Congress, several bills were introduced that
> would have enhanced protections for copyright owners, while other
> bills were introduced to enhance the rights of individuals to fair-use
> access to digital media. None of these bills were enacted.  As
> expected, this debate has re-emerged in the current session of
> Congress, most recently with public attention focusing on remarks by
> Senator Hatch during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
> 
> Senator Hatch was widely quoted as saying he would favor development
> of technology to disable or damage computers that are repeatedly used
> for illegal downloads of copyrighted material. This comment
> understandably created a backlash of response from computer owners who
> make use of peer-to-peer file sharing technology.
> 
> Much public attention is also focusing on legislation introduced by
> Senator Wyden to require producers and distributors of copyrighted
> digital material to disclose any technical devices or codes that would
> prevent a person from copying or transferring the content. This bill,
> known as the Consumer Right to Know Act, is under consideration in the
> Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
> 
> Article I of the Constitution empowers Congress "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." In the age of the Internet and digital
> communications, this has become a significant challenge.
> 
> There are numerous complex facets to this issue, which I do not expect
> to be resolved soon. Fundamentally, we are trying to balance the
> intellectual property rights of creators against the economic
> imperative to let technological innovation run its course. New
> technologies emerge daily providing exciting new ways to share
> information. I am supportive of new technologies, but I do not believe
> that new technology alone should lead to the abrogation of established
> laws.
> 
> It may be that the copyright laws ultimately need to be modified in
> light of new mechanisms for music distribution and new models of
> business, but further study of these issues will be required. I will
> continue to follow this carefully, and I appreciate your interest.
> 
> Again, thank you for contacting me.
> 
>

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