Re: RIAA turns against Hollings bill

2003-01-16 Thread Damian Weber
On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, Nomen Nescio wrote: Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 01:25:01 +0100 (CET) From: Nomen Nescio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RIAA turns against Hollings bill The New York Times is reporting at http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/14/technology

Re: RIAA turns against Hollings bill

2003-01-16 Thread Birger Toedtmann
Nomen Nescio schrieb am Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 01:25:01AM +0100: [...] a threat of a mandated Trusted Computing technology, how bad is it for the system to be offered in a free market? Let technology companies decide whether to offer Palladium technology on their computers or not. Let content

Re: RIAA turns against Hollings bill

2003-01-16 Thread Will A. Rodger
Nomen said: How does this latest development change the picture? If there is no Hollings bill, does this mean that Trusted Computing will be voluntary, as its proponents have always claimed? And if we no longer have such a threat of a mandated Trusted Computing technology, how bad is it for

RIAA turns against Hollings bill

2003-01-16 Thread Nomen Nescio
The New York Times is reporting at http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/14/technology/14CND-PIRACY.html that the Recording Industry Association of America, along with two computer and technology industry trade groups, has agreed not to seek new government regulations to mandate technological controls

Re: RIAA turns against Hollings bill

2003-01-16 Thread John Gilmore
How does this latest development change the picture? If there is no Hollings bill, does this mean that Trusted Computing will be voluntary, as its proponents have always claimed? And if we no longer have such a threat of a mandated Trusted Computing technology, how bad is it for the system

RE: RIAA turns against Hollings bill

2003-01-16 Thread Trei, Peter
John Gilmore[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] writes: Nomen writes: How does this latest development change the picture? If there is no Hollings bill, does this mean that Trusted Computing will be voluntary, as its proponents have always claimed? And if we no longer have such a threat

Re: RIAA turns against Hollings bill

2003-01-16 Thread Declan McCullagh
I have a news analysis up at News.com that, perhaps, may shed some light on what's actually going on: http://news.com.com/2100-1023-980671.html -Declan On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 01:25:01AM +0100, Nomen Nescio wrote: The New York Times is reporting at

RE: RIAA turns against Hollings bill

2003-01-15 Thread Trei, Peter
John Gilmore[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] writes: Nomen writes: How does this latest development change the picture? If there is no Hollings bill, does this mean that Trusted Computing will be voluntary, as its proponents have always claimed? And if we no longer have such a threat

Re: RIAA turns against Hollings bill

2003-01-15 Thread Birger Toedtmann
Nomen Nescio schrieb am Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 01:25:01AM +0100: [...] a threat of a mandated Trusted Computing technology, how bad is it for the system to be offered in a free market? Let technology companies decide whether to offer Palladium technology on their computers or not. Let content

Re: RIAA turns against Hollings bill

2003-01-15 Thread Damian Weber
On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, Nomen Nescio wrote: Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 01:25:01 +0100 (CET) From: Nomen Nescio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RIAA turns against Hollings bill The New York Times is reporting at http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/14/technology

Re: RIAA turns against Hollings bill

2003-01-15 Thread Will A. Rodger
Nomen said: How does this latest development change the picture? If there is no Hollings bill, does this mean that Trusted Computing will be voluntary, as its proponents have always claimed? And if we no longer have such a threat of a mandated Trusted Computing technology, how bad is it for

RIAA turns against Hollings bill

2003-01-14 Thread Nomen Nescio
The New York Times is reporting at http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/14/technology/14CND-PIRACY.html that the Recording Industry Association of America, along with two computer and technology industry trade groups, has agreed not to seek new government regulations to mandate technological controls

Re: RIAA turns against Hollings bill

2003-01-14 Thread alan
It makes me wonder just what kind of backroom deal was cut in the negotiations. On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, Nomen Nescio wrote: The New York Times is reporting at http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/14/technology/14CND-PIRACY.html that the Recording Industry Association of America, along with two