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Copyright bill may severely limit rights |
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Posted by Kevin Chen on Saturday, July 13 @ 11:46:05 EDT
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A new bill looks like it'll be introduced later this month that will severely limit consumers ability to "backup" their legitimate copyrighted works giving copyright owners more control over "fair use". The bill is set to be introduced by Reps. Howard Coble of North Carolina and Howard Berman of California. Further details can be found at this ZDNet article.
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Re: Copyright bill may severely limit rights (Score: 1, Insighful) by Anonymous (Name Withheld on Advice of Counsel) on Monday, July 15 @ 00:36:22 EDT | The idea that a law will limit the consumers' ability is far fetched. This law like most others, is just about punishing those that happen to be caught. Information technology has developed so that the common use of our software and hardware makes copyright an abhorent notion.
Laws must be practical and enforceable. In my experience, rarely does anyone think twice about copying content for whatever reason. Copyright holders have only a short while to work out some sort of alternative revenue collection means, rather than tightening already weak laws. Its the technology leading the lawyers and politicians behind.
In the information age, the self-interest and profit making motive will become obsolete as the free, open, gift economy dominates. |
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