[IP] A Case of Piracy Overkill?

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 23:58:39 -0500
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From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: A Case of Piracy Overkill?

A Case of Piracy Overkill?

By Kim Zetter
02:00 AM Oct. 27, 2003 PT

Critics of proposed Federal Communications Commission rules designed
to prevent consumers from redistributing copies of digital television
shows on the Internet say the move won't stop piracy but will curtail
technological innovation and the "fair use" of content.

The new rules , expected to win approval this week, mandate that
devices capable of receiving digital signals -- including TVs,
digital recording devices or computers containing a broadcast card --
be able to detect a broadcast flag encoded in the bit stream. The
flag would allow users to copy and view digital content on any system
in their home network, but would not allow them to upload the content
to the Internet.

Fred von Lohmann, senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier
Foundation, said the movie industry fought in court for eight years
to try to make it illegal for users to copy TV shows with their VCR.
He said the industry is simply trying to find new ways to encroach on
fair use, an individual's right to use copyright material in a
reasonable manner without the consent of the copyright owner.

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http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,60947,00.html

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