Posted on 04/24/2006 7:51:04 AM PDT by FewsOrange
For the last few years, a coalition of technology companies, academics and computer programmers has been trying to persuade Congress to scale back the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Now Congress is preparing to do precisely the opposite. A proposed copyright law seen by CNET News.com would expand the DMCA's restrictions on software that can bypass copy protections and grant federal police more wiretapping and enforcement powers.
The draft legislation, created by the Bush administration and backed by Rep. Lamar Smith, already enjoys the support of large copyright holders such as the Recording Industry Association of America. Smith is the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee that oversees intellectual-property law.
Smith's press secretary, Terry Shawn, said Friday that the Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2006 is expected to "be introduced in the near future."
"The bill as a whole does a lot of good things," said Keith Kupferschmid, vice president for intellectual property and enforcement at the Software and Information Industry Association in Washington, D.C. "It gives the (Justice Department) the ability to do things to combat IP crime that they now can't presently do."
During a speech in November, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales endorsed the idea and said at the time that he would send Congress draft legislation. Such changes are necessary because new technology is "encouraging large-scale criminal enterprises to get involved in intellectual-property theft," Gonzales said, adding that proceeds from the illicit businesses are used, "quite frankly, to fund terrorism activities."
The 24-page bill is a far-reaching medley of different proposals cobbled together. One would, for instance, create a new federal crime of just trying to commit copyright infringement. Such willful attempts at piracy, even if they fail, could be punished by up to 10 years in prison...
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because it's accurate.
Organized crime including terrorists profit from piracy. Your concerns your son may get caught making illegal copies in no way changes that.
Which terrorist organization profits from a cd being copied to an IPOD, in your opinion?
They may not, depending on where the copy came from. Why are you so interested in making illegal copies? For your own profit?
I've tried my best to explain, but it seems you are still confusing the retailers with the rights holders.
Can't wait to see you try that one with the judge. Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky and get some whacko liberal.
And the ones that DO make zillions off of it and bankrolling terror teams are doing so by copying in Outer Slobovistan and selling there. This sturm and drang in Con-gress (opposite of progress) can't do boo about that.
It bothers me more that I don't know who Shakira is, and less that I don't care - when they bring back music, maybe I'll risk breaking the law, too.
It's worse than most are seeing too. This is wag the dog for a higher agenda mentioned briefly in this article. Here is the Bush Administrations reason besides typical big business shilling.
During a speech in November, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales endorsed the idea and said at the time that he would send Congress draft legislation. Such changes are necessary because new technology is "encouraging large-scale criminal enterprises to get involved in intellectual-property theft," Gonzales said, adding that proceeds from the illicit businesses are used, "quite frankly, to fund terrorism activities."
I've got a better idea. Why doesn't Gonzales simply draft legislation making it a federal law that we each day report to a federal life management department and give them account of all we have read, said, seen, done, what sites we surf {up till this one his most recent request} and the last time we had a BM.
This administration tops them all on collecting personal info about private citizens. It's starting to even put the Clinton to shame in that respect. They took FBI files on the elected. Bush & company is creating them on us. Get everyone mad about the copyright law while the intended reason is hidden in one paragraph. Add this to the medical file data bank on us and the new ISP logs he wants as well.
From the article: It also represents a political setback for critics of expanding copyright law, who have been backing federal legislation that veers in the opposite direction and permits bypassing copy protection for "fair use" purposes. That bill--introduced in 2002 by Rep. Rick Boucher, a Virginia Democrat--has been bottled up in a subcommittee ever since.
Boy now there's a good one. A DEM to the right of the GOP on fair use laws. I buy the blasted CD I should be able to make copy's for private use and not have to carry a CD case around so they don't get stolen. And some thought Ashcroft was too aggressive? Gonzales it appears respects no ones rights on much of anything.
While I agree in spirit, I am faced with the practical aspects of the Democratic Party waiting in the wings, shivering and sweating with the 'jones'' for power, desperate to sieze it by any means and get that 'fix'.
Neither prospect is rosy, but I'd still rather not deal with people who are adamantly juxtaposed to my idealogies. At least there is a chance to hold the ones who claim idealogical kinship to task.
pirating media online is free, we aren't paying anyone. In fact if Al Queda is hosting the servers then not only are we not paying them, we are running up huge bandwidth bills every month, money they won't be using to buy plane tickets!
Download a CD it wastes Osamas bandwidth, its patriotic!
Why do you presume that copying a CD to an IPOD is illegal?
Excellent quote...I love that books..and good point too.
SHakira is the new MTV eye candy....oh yeah and she is a singer too.
Ridiculous, they sell subscriptions that many pay for, and they install spyware on those who don't.
I never said it was. Mysterio successfully clouded the issues apparently.
apparently you didn't read or comprehend ANY of my post.
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