[FYI] (Fwd) FC: Sen. Hollings plans to introduce DMCA sequel: The SSSCA

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

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Date sent:      	Fri, 07 Sep 2001 21:22:25 -0400
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From:           	Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject:        	FC: Sen. Hollings plans to introduce DMCA sequel: 
The SSSCA
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Text of SSSCA draft bill:
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/hollings.090701.html

Politech archive on DMCA:
http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=dmca

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http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46655,00.html

    New Copyright Bill Heading to DC
    By Declan McCullagh (declan@wired.com)
    4:19 p.m. Sep. 7, 2001 PDT

    WASHINGTON -- Music and record industry lobbyists are quietly
    readying an all-out assault on Congress this fall in hopes of
    dramatically rewriting copyright laws.

    With the help of Fritz Hollings (D-S.C.), the powerful chairman of
    the Senate Commerce committee, they hope to embed copy-protection
    controls in nearly all consumer electronic devices and PCs. All
    types of digital content, including music, video and e-books, are
    covered.

    The Security Systems Standards and Certification Act (SSSCA),
    scheduled to be introduced by Hollings, backs up this requirement
    with teeth: It would be a civil offense to create or sell any kind
    of computer equipment that "does not include and utilize certified
    security technologies" approved by the federal government.

    It also creates new federal felonies, punishable by five years in
    prison and fines of up to $500,000. Anyone who distributes
    copyrighted material with "security measures" disabled or has a
    network-attached computer that disables copy protection is
    covered.

    Hollings' draft bill, which Wired News obtained on Friday,
    represents the next round of the ongoing legal tussle between
    content holders and their opponents, including librarians,
    programmers and open-source advocates.

    [...]




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