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Re: [DMCA-Activists] Cox and Wyden Support Digital Rights
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Ruben I Safir |
Subject: |
Re: [DMCA-Activists] Cox and Wyden Support Digital Rights |
Date: |
Fri, 25 Oct 2002 22:57:04 -0400 |
http://newyork.craigslist.org/best/6251293.html
On 2002.10.25 22:52 Seth Johnson wrote:
>
> Ruben I Safir wrote:
> >
> > He's still using the word 'consumers rights' at least in
> > this quoted passage.
>
>
> Very true. Both Wyden and Valenti.
>
> Seth
>
>
> > On 2002.10.25 22:27 Seth Johnson wrote:
> > >
> > > Cox and Wyden are starting to show some truly helpful
> > > cluefulness. And Valenti seems to finally be starting to
> > > address the issues in terms other than his own!
> > >
> > > Seth
> > >
> > > (Snippets:)
> > >
> > > "Digital media simply shouldn't be more restricted than
> > > other copyrighted items," Wyden said. "Digital technology is
> > > a great step forward, and it would be a shame to take a big
> > > step backward on consumers' rights when it comes to using
> > > this material."
> > >
> > > [. . .]
> > >
> > > Valenti characterized it more like a license to destroy the
> > > movie industry. "If it were passed into law, it would
> > > declare that every non-commercial use of a copyrighted work
> > > is a fair use," he said. "Second, it would authorize people
> > > to hack into the secure methods we use to protect our movies
> > > and the distribution of the sophisticated tools to do that."
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