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>>>>> "Anand" == Anand Babu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Anand> The DMCRA, proposed by Reps. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and John
Anand> Doolittle (R- CA) and co-sponsored by House Energy and
Anand> Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX), would
Anand> re-affirm consumer fair use rights and balance the
Anand> otherwise one-sided protection afforded copyright owners
Anand> under current interpretations of the Digital Millennium
Anand> Copyright Act (DMCA).
Anand> http://www.house.gov/boucher/docs/dmcrahandout.htm
Anand> http://www.progress.org/2004/patent13.htm
Anand> http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.107:
Just to expand on AB's rather terse posting,
DMCRA stands for Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act. It permits fair
use of digital content as long as copyrights aren't violated. So, for
example, it permits you to circumvent copy protection of an eBook and
render it on a Braille reader for the benefit of your visually
challenged friend. In general, the act seems like a Good Thing.
If the DMCRA becomes law it'd give Hymn (PlayFair) a legal status for
existence.
Anand> EFF is asking consumers to take action on it. If you have
Anand> friends in the US please ask them to sign
Anand> http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=2224
Taking action in this case means supporting the Act :)
Regards,
-- Raju
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