wessman
October 11th, 2002, 02:18 PM
Send Congress Your Comments On DRM Legislation
from the high-priced-not-high-class dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday October 10, @14:37 (usa)
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/10/188218
[0]stry_cat writes "The people who want to control what you can and cannot copy have got Congress to consider requiring every computer sold to include special circuits that limit what files you can copy. The Senate Judiciary Committee is [1]soliciting public comments on this legislation."
Links:
0. mailto:[email protected]
1. http://judiciary.senate.gov/special/feature.cfm
Welcome. The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has jurisdiction over intellectual property issues in the Senate and has long been engaged in keeping our nation's copyright laws up-to-date in the face of new and evolving technological advancements, while ensuring that the public is able to enjoy a growing selection of new and different educational, entertainment and other copyrighted works. Under the leadership of Chairman Patrick Leahy and Ranking Republican Member Orrin Hatch, the Committee has worked in a non-partisan manner to craft copyright policies that advance the complementary goals of protecting copyrighted works, serving consumers and the public interest, and promoting the development of innovative technologies.
Digital distribution of copyrighted works, such as music, movies, and other media offers great opportunities to deliver high-quality copies more conveniently and cost-effectively than ever before. Digital media also creates new opportunities for new forms of copyright infringement and new concerns about fair use of copyrighted works and other long-established copyright principles. Voluntary, multi-industry efforts have developed digital rights management (DRM) systems that have been used to protect against unauthorized copying of digital works distributed on DVDs, over satellite, cable and broadband networks, and over the Internet in general. Owners of copyrighted works remain concerned that valuable digital copyrighted works are subject to infringement when distributed in American homes to analog television sets in free over-the-air terrestrial broadcasts, and in peer-to-peer online services. Some content owners are calling for congressional intervention to provide additional protection for digital copyrighted works in the form of government mandated standards for, and agency certification and approval of, DRM technologies. Information technology companies, in turn, have expressed concern that inappropriate government mandates could stifle innovation and hobble technology that could be made available to creators and consumers to improve the quality, functionality, flexibility, and freedom that digital delivery systems, and personal computer technology in general, have to offer.
Chairman Leahy and Ranking Republican Member Hatch believe it increasingly important that the Committee have the benefit of the fullest range of views held by the various stakeholders in our digital future. Accordingly, this website has been established for constituents, consumers, creators, technologists and the general public, to learn more about what the Committee is doing on the issues of intellectual property and technology policy. On this site you will be able to research the law, review relevant hearing transcripts before the Committee, and find other helpful links to learn more. You will also be able to share your views on these important issues.
If you have comments on these issues that you wish to share with the Committee and with other stakeholders, please fill out our comment form. We ask that comments not be sent anonymously, so that if we need to edit comments for public display or request clarification, we are able to contact the author. Comments will be posted with the sender's first and last name, city and state. In addition, for obvious reasons, we request that submissions themselves avoid copyright infringement, defamation, or other unlawful content. We are eager to make this page a space for constructive contributions to the ongoing debate about copyright issues and technology policy, and we seek your cooperation in helping us move this debate in positive directions.
We hope you enjoy the site, and we look forward to learning more with you about our digital future. :sw
from the high-priced-not-high-class dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday October 10, @14:37 (usa)
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/10/188218
[0]stry_cat writes "The people who want to control what you can and cannot copy have got Congress to consider requiring every computer sold to include special circuits that limit what files you can copy. The Senate Judiciary Committee is [1]soliciting public comments on this legislation."
Links:
0. mailto:[email protected]
1. http://judiciary.senate.gov/special/feature.cfm
Welcome. The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has jurisdiction over intellectual property issues in the Senate and has long been engaged in keeping our nation's copyright laws up-to-date in the face of new and evolving technological advancements, while ensuring that the public is able to enjoy a growing selection of new and different educational, entertainment and other copyrighted works. Under the leadership of Chairman Patrick Leahy and Ranking Republican Member Orrin Hatch, the Committee has worked in a non-partisan manner to craft copyright policies that advance the complementary goals of protecting copyrighted works, serving consumers and the public interest, and promoting the development of innovative technologies.
Digital distribution of copyrighted works, such as music, movies, and other media offers great opportunities to deliver high-quality copies more conveniently and cost-effectively than ever before. Digital media also creates new opportunities for new forms of copyright infringement and new concerns about fair use of copyrighted works and other long-established copyright principles. Voluntary, multi-industry efforts have developed digital rights management (DRM) systems that have been used to protect against unauthorized copying of digital works distributed on DVDs, over satellite, cable and broadband networks, and over the Internet in general. Owners of copyrighted works remain concerned that valuable digital copyrighted works are subject to infringement when distributed in American homes to analog television sets in free over-the-air terrestrial broadcasts, and in peer-to-peer online services. Some content owners are calling for congressional intervention to provide additional protection for digital copyrighted works in the form of government mandated standards for, and agency certification and approval of, DRM technologies. Information technology companies, in turn, have expressed concern that inappropriate government mandates could stifle innovation and hobble technology that could be made available to creators and consumers to improve the quality, functionality, flexibility, and freedom that digital delivery systems, and personal computer technology in general, have to offer.
Chairman Leahy and Ranking Republican Member Hatch believe it increasingly important that the Committee have the benefit of the fullest range of views held by the various stakeholders in our digital future. Accordingly, this website has been established for constituents, consumers, creators, technologists and the general public, to learn more about what the Committee is doing on the issues of intellectual property and technology policy. On this site you will be able to research the law, review relevant hearing transcripts before the Committee, and find other helpful links to learn more. You will also be able to share your views on these important issues.
If you have comments on these issues that you wish to share with the Committee and with other stakeholders, please fill out our comment form. We ask that comments not be sent anonymously, so that if we need to edit comments for public display or request clarification, we are able to contact the author. Comments will be posted with the sender's first and last name, city and state. In addition, for obvious reasons, we request that submissions themselves avoid copyright infringement, defamation, or other unlawful content. We are eager to make this page a space for constructive contributions to the ongoing debate about copyright issues and technology policy, and we seek your cooperation in helping us move this debate in positive directions.
We hope you enjoy the site, and we look forward to learning more with you about our digital future. :sw