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

[Matthew Caron]

Funny, didn't he say the same about VHS 15 years ago? Or is he of the
opinion that by saying the same thing about every new technology that
comes along, maybe he'll be right at some point? Or is his only refrain
"the sky is falling!!!"?

> 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."
> 
> According to Valenti, Cox and Wyden's suggestions would
> prevent anyone from investing in new films. "Why would
> anyone put up large sums of private capital to make a movie
> when it can be ambushed in its first week?" he said.

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