Today is a Sad Day: CBDTPA/SSSCA
Today is a sad day. I hate getting news like this before I even start the day!
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March 27, 2002
Promote Consumer Use of Broadband and Prevent Digital Piracy!
Dear Colleague
I invite you to join me in supporting legislation that would
encourage demand for broadband Internet service and protect
creative enterprise from the threat of digital piracy.
The promise of the Internet has not been fully met. While
consumers have unprecedented access to information resources
on the web, there is still a demand for more. Congress has
recently debated ways to better serve our constituents by
improving access to broadband Internet service, yet the demand
for this technology is severely lacking. This is simply
because consumers can't get what they want -- high quality
digital content like movies, music, and video games.
The reason for this has become very clear. Our nation's
creative enterprises have been hesitant to offer their
products over the Internet out of fear of piracy --
intellectual theft. And their concerns are justified. The
movie studios estimate that they lose over $3 billion annually
to piracy, yet private industry has stalled in developing
technology to prevent this illegal activity.
I would like to direct your attention to the following op-ed
written by Michael Eisner, Chairman and CEO of Disney.
Mr. Eisner points out the profound historical significance of
intellectual property rights and draws on one early and
aggressive advocate of protecting such property rights, the
16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
I plan to introduce legislation that would safeguard digital
content by spurring the rapid development of copyright
protection technology. Similar legislation, S. 2048, has been
introduced in the Senate by Senators Hollings, Stevens,
Inouye, Breaux, Nelson and Feinstein. I believe this is a
necessary step and I encourage you to join me in this effort.
If you have any questions or would like to become an original
cosponsor, please contact me or Jen Briggs of my staff at
5-4176.
Sincerely,
Adam B. Schiff
Member of Congress
Source: http://216.110.42.179/docs/cbdtpa/sc...ue.032702.html
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Just briefly reading that, i see many flaws, and one very misled individual. The software industry has had to combat piracy for years now. I don't see them rushing to the government trying pass legislation. They have adapted. Such as Free Trials, and Demo's.
I post quite a bit on this topic, because I feel that, it is very important that we, (yes I am including everyone) know about this. If something like this does get passed. The entire world will be affected, not only the USA. Perhaps it will bring a massive amount of "black market" entrepreneurs into being. Who knows. It will also, make people who do not want to give up their freedom from upgrading their exisiting computer system. Which would then stifle the evolution of computers, as we know it.
One thing, i have thought about, which could possibly get the average Jane, all fired up about this is, is to say, that the Porn Industry would profit from this. Seeing as how you couldn't pirate porn movies. (pure speculation of course) But it might work. :)
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