Re: MPAA draft state super-DMCA amendment

Please be specific -- it's not helpful to simply hear that problems
exist.

On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 18:24, Ruben Safir wrote:
> 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?

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