Re: MPAA draft state super-DMCA amendment
Ruben Safir <[email protected]>
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There are more problems than that. On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 06:31:43PM -0500, David Turner wrote: > Hi. I'm the new listmaster for dmca-activists. I was at the public > hearing yesterday for the MA bill 2743, the state super-DMCA. > > What do people on-list think of the MPAA's new draft bill which is up on > Freedom To Tinker? > > The primary change is the addition of "with the intent to defraud a > communication service provider" to the beginning of the section which > defines offenses. This seems to be an improvement, but I feel that > there are still risks for Free Software. For instance, there's a > chilling effect, because there's a private right of action. Taking > MythTV as an example, skipping commercials could be considered > "defrauding" a communication service provider. General time and space > shifting might also, if prohibited by some user agreement (probably, > future pay TV services will come with such agreements). > > Any other comments? > > > -- > -Dave Turner > GPL Compliance Engineer > Support my work: http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=novalis&p=FSF > > > > _______________________________________________ > DMCA-Activists mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/dmca-activists -- __________________________ Brooklyn Linux Solutions __________________________ DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS http://fairuse.nylxs.com http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Consulting http://www.inns.net <-- Happy Clients http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive or stories and articles from around the net http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/downtown.html - See the New Downtown Brooklyn.... 1-718-382-0585