[FYI] (Fwd) FC: Hollywood lobbyists laud SSSCA as "exceedingly reasoreasonable" bill

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

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Date sent:      	Tue, 11 Sep 2001 10:33:20 -0400
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From:           	Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject:        	FC: Hollywood lobbyists laud SSSCA as "exceedingly reasonable" bill
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http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46671,00.html

    Hollywood Loves Hollings' Bill
    By Declan McCullagh (declan@wired.com)

    2:00 a.m. Sep. 11, 2001 PDT

    WASHINGTON -- Entertainment industry lobbyists say programmers and
    open-source activists should not be alarmed by a controversial
    proposal to embed copy-protection controls in nearly all PCs and
    consumer electronic devices.

    In interviews Monday, representatives of the Walt Disney Company
    and News Corp. defended a draft of the Security Systems Standards
    and Certification Act (SSSCA) as a reasonable compromise that will
    spur high-speed Internet access, boost hardware and thwart piracy.

    "This is an exceedingly moderate and reasonable approach," said
    Preston Padden, executive vice president of the Walt Disney
    Company, which helped to craft the legislation.

    Wired News has obtained a draft of the SSSCA, which Sen. Fritz
    Hollings (D-South Carolina), chairman of the Senate Commerce
    committee, plans to introduce this month.

    "We think it's likely to jumpstart the broadband revolution,
    because entertainment content will create consumer demand," Padden
    said. "If you're a computer company or if you make hubs and
    routers or if you're trying to build a broadband network, you want
    this bill."

    [...]




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