Re: [DMCA-Activists] Cox and Wyden Support Digital Rights

[Seth Johnson]

Ruben I Safir wrote:
> 
> He's still using the word 'consumers rights' at least in
> this quoted passage.


Very true.  Both Wyden and Valenti.

Seth


> On 2002.10.25 22:27 Seth Johnson wrote:
> >
> > Cox and Wyden are starting to show some truly helpful
> > cluefulness.  And Valenti seems to finally be starting to
> > address the issues in terms other than his own!
> >
> > Seth
> >
> > (Snippets:)
> >
> > "Digital media simply shouldn't be more restricted than
> > other copyrighted items," Wyden said. "Digital technology is
> > a great step forward, and it would be a shame to take a big
> > step backward on consumers' rights when it comes to using
> > this material."
> >
> > [. . .]
> >
> > Valenti characterized it more like a license to destroy the
> > movie industry. "If it were passed into law, it would
> > declare that every non-commercial use of a copyrighted work
> > is a fair use," he said. "Second, it would authorize people
> > to hack into the secure methods we use to protect our movies
> > and the distribution of the sophisticated tools to do that."

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