Beating a dead horse - Consumer Broadband and Digital TelevisionPromotion Act

John (EBo) David plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Sat, 30 Mar 2002 02:47:57 -0700


George Toft wrote:
> 
> This one really baffles me.  This bill requires a copy protection
> system to be implemented on digitial media capable devices, yet
> section 3.(e)(1) Personal Use Copies, states the security measures
> must allow copying material as allowed under the US Copyright laws.
> 
> So how are they going to pull this one off?  Create a copy protection
> system that prevents copying yet allows copying.  OK.  Sure.  Whatever.
> 
> Can someone hit me with a clue stick so I can understand this?

political doublespeak... see the tail? wag the dog...

  EBo --