[Fsfe-uk] APIG Computer Misuse Act Inquiry

[MJ Ray]

Quoting from "Revision of the Computer Misuse Act: Report of an 
Inquiry by the All Party Internet Group", PDF available from 
<URL:http://www.apig.org.uk/computer_misuse_act_inquiry.htm>:-

"18. Microsoft specifically requested that the definitions within the 
CMA be extended to
    include Digital Rights Management systems (DRMs) [...]
    We also observe that there has recently been
    a lively debate on `Technical Protection Measures' in the context 
of the Intellectual
    Property Rights Enforcement Directive.

"19. We do not consider it appropriate to attempt to shoehorn the, 
rather different, issue of
    legal protection of DRM systems into the confines of the CMA. 
However, we
    recommend that the Government move promptly to set out proposals 
for a legal
    framework for Digital Rights Management Systems (DRMs) in a 
consultation
    document upon this important topic."

So, watch this space for more DRMmage. If you spot it first, please 
let us all know.

Please pass this info on to others who might like it.

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