CBDTA

[Alan Dayley]

zdnet news article:
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-867333.html

From the article:
"Bruce Schneier, chief technology officer for network protection firm 
Counterpane Internet Security, said the bill would essentially lock up all 
content in boxes controlled by copyright holders no matter what device or 
computer the information is on. The legislation would also have far-reaching 
effects on the software and computer industry, making almost all of today's 
software and hardware illegal and putting open-source software in a tight 
spot, he said. 

"If the only thing you want to do in your life is protect the content of the 
record companies and Hollywood, then the (proposed bill) is a great thing," 
he said. "If you put everybody in a box and locked them all in, then you 
wouldn't have murder either...For the entertainment industry to put this 
forward just shows how much of the economy they are willing to sacrifice for 
their ends." 

I hope these updates that I find are not annoying.  If they are, I'll quit 
posting them.  I just want to save the searching for you guys and It is good 
to have many sources for information on the topic.

Alan

On Friday 22 March 2002 09:53 pm, you wrote:
> More and new resources on the issue.
>
> EFF has CBDTA specific sample letter:
> http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html
>
> Senate Judiciary Committee comment form:
> http://judiciary.senate.gov/special/input_form.cfm
>
> Alan
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