….On a visit to the enemy territory of the Silicon Valley, representatives from News Corp.’s Fox Entertainment Group and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which has sued numerous technology companies, defended their legislative push during a panel sponsored by the Cato Institute.
“The DMCA was a very flawed law,” CEA President Gary Shapiro said. “We signed off on it, and it was a huge mistake.”
Meanwhile, the leader of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and Silicon Valley Rep. Zoe Lofgren lamented their support of earlier Hollywood-backed bills, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), saying the industry had abused them.
But Fox Entertainment Group’s Ronald Wheeler, who said he and the RIAA representative were the “designated points of attack” at the event, said all new entertainment technology required a balanced approach between market forces and government oversight. For example, he said DVDs would not exist today if it weren’t for the DMCA, which assuaged industry fears that they would lose control of their content forever. He said the bill gave the industry the ability to go after illegal hackers.
check out the rest at But Fox Entertainment Group’s Ronald Wheeler, who said he and the RIAA representative were the “designated points of attack” at the event, said all new entertainment technology required a balanced approach between market forces and government oversight. For example, he said DVDs would not exist today if it weren’t for the DMCA, which assuaged industry fears that they would lose control of their content forever. He said the bill gave the industry the ability to go after illegal hackers.
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