Anti-Copy Bill Slams Coders

[slandrum at cs.smith.edu (srl)]

On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, srl wrote:

> Incorrect. Read the Senate version of the bill:
>
> http://www.eff.org/IP/SSSCA_CBDTPA/20020321_s2048_cbdtpa_bill.pdf
>
> It clearly says that under the proposed law, any
> copyright-protection scheme that *doesn't* allow the purchaser to
> make copies for personal use is violating the law.

It also lists some interesting criteria for the proposed
copyright-protection software/scheme, including that the common
implementation of it must be "open source". However, it doesn't
define what "open source" means in this context. Sloppy wording, if
nothing else, but it's worth a read for the things that the geek
press *isn't* telling you.

srl
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