Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill

[Alexey E. Suslikov]

Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill
by Declan McCullagh

http://news.com.com/Congress+readies+broad+new+digital+copyright+bill/2100-1028_3-6064016.html

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For the last few years, a coalition of technology companies, academics and
computer programmers has been trying to persuade Congress to scale back the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Now Congress is preparing to do precisely the opposite. A proposed copyright
law seen by CNET News.com would expand the DMCA's restrictions on software
that can bypass copy protections and grant federal police more wiretapping
and enforcement powers.

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