White House Cool to Hollings’ Act

“The Bush administration is lukewarm on a plan to embed copy-protection technology in software and consumer electronics. James Rogan, the Commerce Department’s undersecretary for intellectual property, has expressed mild skepticism about a bill championed by Senate Commerce chairman Fritz Hollings (D-South Carolina). In a speech last week, Rogan said that ‘negotiations are presently underway among hardware manufacturers and content owners to develop improved means for protecting online content,’ and legislators should wait for results before voting on a proposal such as the Hollings bill.” Click here for the full story at Wired.com.