Now for the bad news:
"Obama Picks Pro-RIAA, Pro-Copyright Lawyers for Top Justice Department Slots." By Victor Godinez, Dallas Morning News, January 7, 2009. http://tinyurl.com/9bej2p "If you hoped that Barack Obama's election would lead to a different government attitude towards filesharing lawsuits and draconian copyright restrictions, well, don't bet on it." ________________________________________ ?? ??????: ????? ????? 15 ????? 2009 17:54 ????: mcn-l at mcn.edu ??????: [MCN-L] ??IP SIG: Copyright Reformer Lands Key Legislative Post Here's a headline I thought I'd never see: __________________ ?? Copyright Reformer Lands Key Legislative Post by Wendy Davis, Friday, January 9, 2009, 8:36 AM Media Post News Online Media Daily <http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?art_aid=97993&fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://tinyurl.com/8edfly> Some digital rights advocates cheered the appointment of longtime copyright-reform champion Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) as chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. ...As a longtime proponent of consumers' rights to lawfully copy films, books and other material, Boucher is considered a likely opponent of any entertainment industry efforts to restrict the Web. Among other measures, he is likely to oppose attempts to require Internet service providers to filter networks for pirated material. Boucher also has tried to revamp the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to make it more consumer-friendly. Two years ago, Boucher and another lawmaker, John Doolittle (R-Calif.), introduced the Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act (H.R. 1201), which would have softened the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions. ------------------------- Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem _______________________________________________
