House Bill Seeks to Exempt Backups from DMCA Violation

Iria · Feb 28, 2007, 03:46 AM

Source: BetaNews
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In an announcement this afternoon prior to the publication of the bill by the Library of Congress, Reps. Rick Boucher (D - VA) and John Doolittle (R - CA) introduced a bill that apparently would grant a new exemption for private, non-commercial copies of digital content, from violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act - technically creating a new class of "Section 1201 exemptions."

"The Digital Millennium Copyright Act dramatically tilted the copyright balance toward complete copyright protection at the expense of the public's right to fair use," reads a prepared statement from Rep. Boucher's office today. With a seasoned lawmaker's skill at creating acronyms, the statement continues, "The FAIR USE Act [Freedom And Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007] will assure that consumers who purchase digital media can enjoy a broad range of uses of the media for their own convenience in a way which does not infringe the copyright in the work."

thematrixxx669 · Feb 28, 2007, 06:00 AM

hey bill gates are u listening?

DRM sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no one will tell me wat to rip and wat not to rip. F the RIAA
peace

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 28, 2007, 06:04 AM

I would love to see this happen.

The DMCA was one of the worst laws that Bill Clinton ever signed. If there was no other reason to dislike him as a president, that one act should be enough.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 28, 2007, 11:50 PM

mpaa / riaa will throw thier money and lobbists at this one, they will shoot it down easy since they have so many politions in their "pockets". so much for democracy. I hope it passes though

Feb 28, 2007, 03:46 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	House Bill Seeks to Exempt Backups from DMCA Violation Source: BetaNews __________ In an announcement this afternoon prior to the publication of the bill by the Library of Congress, Reps. Rick Boucher (D - VA) and John Doolittle (R - CA) introduced a bill that apparently would grant a new exemption for private, non-commercial copies of digital content, from violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act - technically creating a new class of "Section 1201 exemptions." "The Digital Millennium Copyright Act dramatically tilted the copyright balance toward complete copyright protection at the expense of the public's right to fair use," reads a prepared statement from Rep. Boucher's office today. With a seasoned lawmaker's skill at creating acronyms, the statement continues, "The FAIR USE Act [Freedom And Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007] will assure that consumers who purchase digital media can enjoy a broad range of uses of the media for their own convenience in a way which does not infringe the copyright in the work."

Feb 28, 2007, 11:50 PM	#4
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	mpaa / riaa will throw thier money and lobbists at this one, they will shoot it down easy since they have so many politions in their "pockets". so much for democracy. I hope it passes though __________________

Feb 28, 2007, 06:00 AM	#2
thematrixxx669 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	hey bill gates are u listening? DRM sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no one will tell me wat to rip and wat not to rip. F the RIAA peace

Feb 28, 2007, 06:04 AM	#3
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	I would love to see this happen. The DMCA was one of the worst laws that Bill Clinton ever signed. If there was no other reason to dislike him as a president, that one act should be enough.