FC: Sen. Hollings plans to introduce DMCA sequel: The SSSCA

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Text of SSSCA draft bill:
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/hollings.090701.html

Politech archive on DMCA:
http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=dmca

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http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46655,00.html

   New Copyright Bill Heading to DC
   By Declan McCullagh (declan () wired com)
   4:19 p.m. Sep. 7, 2001 PDT

   WASHINGTON -- Music and record industry lobbyists are quietly readying
   an all-out assault on Congress this fall in hopes of dramatically
   rewriting copyright laws.

   With the help of Fritz Hollings (D-S.C.), the powerful chairman of the
   Senate Commerce committee, they hope to embed copy-protection controls
   in nearly all consumer electronic devices and PCs. All types of
   digital content, including music, video and e-books, are covered.

   The Security Systems Standards and Certification Act (SSSCA),
   scheduled to be introduced by Hollings, backs up this requirement with
   teeth: It would be a civil offense to create or sell any kind of
   computer equipment that "does not include and utilize certified
   security technologies" approved by the federal government.

   It also creates new federal felonies, punishable by five years in
   prison and fines of up to $500,000. Anyone who distributes copyrighted
   material with "security measures" disabled or has a network-attached
   computer that disables copy protection is covered.

   Hollings' draft bill, which Wired News obtained on Friday, represents
   the next round of the ongoing legal tussle between content holders and
   their opponents, including librarians, programmers and open-source
   advocates.

   [...]




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