IP: more on Hollings Bill Universally Rejected by Consumers/Tech Companies

[David Farber <dfarber () earthlink net>]

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From: "Robert Raisch" <raisch () imakenews com>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 12:17:23 
To: "David Farber" <dave () farber net>
Subject: IP: Hollings Bill Universally Rejected by Consumers/Tech Companies


Notable Quotes:

"We haven't received one e-mail in support of the Hollings bill," said
Judiciary Committee spokeswoman Mimi Devlin. "It seems like there's a
groundswell of support from regular users."

and

"Until you have a positive assertion of what consumers' rights are, that
debate is left in the hands of media companies' lawyers," said Mr. Krauss,
who founded Excite, the now-defunct on-line portal.

Copyright bill universally rejected

Reuters - Wednesday, April 10

Washington — A digital-copyright bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last
month has inspired howls of protest from consumers and high-tech firms who
say it could slow technological advances and dictate how consumers listen to
music or watch videos at home.

Well connected lobbyists and everyday users alike have flooded Congress with
faxes and e-mail over the past several weeks to lodge complaints against the
bill, which would prevent new computers, CD players and other
consumer-electronics devices from playing unauthorized movies, music and
other digital media files.

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