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Senator Hollings' draft legislation to *really* "fix" the architecture of the Internet - copy protection in all electronic devices

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· Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA) (40/40) · February 28, 2002 Hearing (10/10)

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- REC A Call to End Copyright Confusion
[155 hits, 2 votes, Average Rating 5.00] [Added: 18th Dec 2001]
Wired.com; Declan McCullagh and Ben Dolen; December 18, 2001. Jack Valenti is throwing his weight around - will the industry fall for his threat that the SSSCA or something like it will emerge unless the industry implements hardwired digital rights management? Rate this:

- REC Digital Security Fomenting a Feud
[159 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 27th Feb 2002]
Wired.com; Declan McCullagh; February 27, 2002. Hearings on the SSSCA are causing major unrest. With links. And a Slashdot discussion: SSSCA Squirms Forward Again Thursday. A followup article from Wired.com: High-Tech: US Out of Hollywood also by Declan McCullagh Rate this:

- REC Ignore SSSCA, risk becoming a 'federal felon, overnight'
[162 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 4th Oct 2001]
NewsForge.com; Tina Gasperson; October 2, 2001. Lots of links to some pretty nerve-wracking content..... Rate this:

- REC New Copyright Bill Heading To DC
[162 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 9th Sep 2001]
Wired; Declan McCullagh; September 7, 2001. "Music and record industry lobbyists are quietly readying an all-out assault on Congress this fall in hopes of dramatically rewriting copyright laws." No, it's not about fixing anti-circumvention - it's about mandating encryption standards for copy-protection into all consumer electronics. Update: here's a Slashdot discussion and a kuro5hin discussion Rate this:

- REC Republicans Should Back Recording Artists, Consumers
[185 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 7th Mar 2002]
FOX News; Glenn Harlan Reynolds; March 7, 2002. Kind of amazing, how politics works. 'Sen. Fritz Hollings, D-S.C., is at it again. Although he represents South Carolina, Hollings is sometimes known as the "Senator from Disney" because of his eagerness to support the interests of the motion picture and record industries and their lobbying arms, the Motion Picture Association of America and the Record Industry Association of America.' There's a Slashdot discussion: Fox Explains Why SSSCA Is Bad Rate this:

- REC SSSCA Hearing
[170 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 1st Mar 2002]
Slashdot.org; March 1, 2002. A really distressing collection of links, echoing concerns cited elsewhere about imposing hardware limits on copying - disabling hardware to meet IP agendas. Rate this:

- REC The Customer is Always Wrong
[160 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 4th Mar 2002]
MSNBC; Steven Levy; March 11 issue of Newsweek. "Music and film moguls, and a few senators, think fans are thieves—and want to cripple technology to stop you from making copies" - there's a Slashdot discussion: The Customer Is Always Wrong Rate this:

- 'Killer DMCA' to mandate digital-rights compliant hardware
[154 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 11th Sep 2001]
The Register; Thomas c. Greene; September 10, 2001. More on Hollings' bill-in-the-making Rate this:

- A Cop in Every Computer
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Law.COm; Mike Godwin; January 16, 2002. "The content and technology industries differ over an initiative that would build infringement-sniffing powers into new computers." Slashdot discussion: Hardware Copy Protection Battles Rate this:

- Bill would build antipiracy into PCs
[158 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 11th Sep 2001]
Boston Globe; Hiawatha Bray; September 11, 2001. An interesting subhead - "Some say move may curb legal activities, increase firms' costs." While the challenge to "fair use" is clear, the cost to firms is a little more obscure to me.... Rate this:

- Cal Senator: Hollywood Over Tech
[156 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 15th Mar 2002]
Wired.com; Declan McCullagh; March 15, 2002 - Dianne Feinstein is supporting SSSCA. Arlen Spector too; Orrin Hatch if neccessary. Opposed are Patrick Leahey and Sam Brownback letter to the editor Rate this:

- Consumer Technology Bill of Rights?
[222 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 14th Mar 2002]
Slashdot.org; March 14, 2002. Links and discussion about the DigitalConsumer.org www site. Rate this:

- Content Spat Split on Party Lines
[159 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 1st Mar 2002]
Wired.com; Declan McCullagh; March 1, 2002. Rate this:

- Convergence indeed: Picking cotton for Bill
[163 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 10th Oct 2001]
www.farces.com; Michael Fraase; October 9, 2001. A strongly worked criticism of the pending act, and "digital convergence" in general. Rate this:

- Copy protection bill divides industry, hollywood
[157 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 1st Oct 2001]
EE Times; Junko Yoshida and George Leopold; October 1, 2001. A description of the split emerging over SSSCA; a loss of design flexibility - with a Slashdot discussion: Industry Divided Over SSSCA Rate this:

- Copy-control Senator sleeps while fair-use rights burn
[149 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 23rd Sep 2001]
The Register; Dan Berkes; September 22, 2001. Rate this:

- Cryptome SSSCA Information
[158 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 15th Sep 2001]
cryptome.org - SSSCA information and links Rate this:

- Digital Controls Senate Hearing Postponed
[161 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 24th Oct 2001]
Gillmore's Weblog; Dan Gillmor<; October 23, 2001 Rate this:

- Digital War of Words: Now on CD
[153 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 15th Mar 2002]
Wired.com Brad King; March 14, 2002. Hilary Rosen speaks up Rate this:

- Disney Blames Apple for Music Piracy
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Slashdot.org; MArch 4, 2002. It just keeps coming down - more and more criticism of the positions taken by the SSSCA proponents. With some interesting links Rate this:

- Draft bill calls for gov't copyright standard
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ZDNet News; Robert Lemos; September 11, 2001 - a broad description of the pending controversy this draft bill is starting up.... Rate this:

- False Alarm
[157 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 4th Dec 2001]
idg.net; David Weinberger; November 30, 2001. "Is the open-source movement being suckered by the SSSCA?" Rate this:

- Further Analysis of the Draft SSSCA
[153 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 2nd Oct 2001]
kuro5hin.org; hillct; October 2, 2001. An op-ed piece on the SSSCA, with community discussion Rate this:

- Hey, Disney: Keep your hands off our hardware!
[165 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 14th Mar 2002]
ZDNet; David Coursey; March 14, 2002. Rate this:

- Hollings Sets Hearing on Copy Control, Explains Need for New Law
[152 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 20th Oct 2001]
WebNoize.com; Mark Lewis; October 18, 2001. kuro5hin links and commentary here: Webnoize: Hollings schedules SSSCA hearings for Oct 25 Rate this:

- Hollywood Loves Hollings' Bill
[161 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 11th Sep 2001]
Wired.com; Declan McCullagh; September 11, 2001. Conflict between 'geektavists' and movie-makers brewing. Preston Padden, executive vice president of the Walt Disney Company helped to craft the legislation. Rate this:

- House Cool to Copy Protection
[145 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 4th Mar 2002]
Wired.com; Declan McCullagh and Robert Zarate; March 4, 2002. Apparently the House is not quite as gung-ho as the Senate Commerce Committee. Rate this:

- Open Letter to Michael Eisner, Chairman and CEO, Walt Disney Company
[149 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 15th Sep 2001]
LinuxJournal.com; Don MArti; September 14, 2001. Discussion of the implications of the SSSCA for a free and open Internet. Rate this:

- Piracy, or Innovation? It's Hollywood vs. High Tech
[168 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 14th Mar 2002]
New York Times; Amy Harmon; March 14, 2002. Rate this:

- Point, Click, Legislate and Play
[149 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 1st Aug 2001]
Wired.com; Brad King; August 1, 2001. Discussions on Capitol Hill have started on legislating a security standard for media files, with Fritz Hollings (D-SC) part of the group. Rate this:

- Protecting Media Giants
[232 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 27th Sep 2001]
Boston Globe; Hiawatha Bray; Spetember 27, 2001. A clear-eyed look at the SSSCA by someone I usually don't expect clear thinking from. OTOH, this isn't an article about Microsoft, so maybe it's not quite so surprising. Rate this:

- Security Rules - the SSSCA's Potential harm to the Digital Lifestyle
[148 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 18th Sep 2001]
osOpinion; Manual Amador; September 17, 2001. With commentary on LinuxToday here - this is essentially a repackaging of the Amador postings elsewhere - just more distribution.... Rate this:

- Security Systems Standards and Certification Act
[351 hits, 1 votes, Average Rating 0.00] [Added: 9th Sep 2001]
Declan McCullagh's Politech; proposed legislation from Sen. Hollings (D-SC) Rate this:

- Senator brutalizes Intel rep for resisting CPRM
[148 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 1st Mar 2002]
The Register; Thomas C. Greene; March 1, 2002. Rate this:

- SSSCA gets a hearing Oct. 25 -- can it be stopped?
[151 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 19th Oct 2001]
NewsForge.com; Tina Gasperson; October 19, 2001 Rate this:

- SSSCA Hearings Postponed Under Heavy Opposition
[209 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 26th Oct 2001]
Slashdot; October 26, 2001 Rate this:

- Taming the Consumer's Computer
[153 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 12th Mar 2002]
New York Times; Jonathan Zittrain; March 11, 2002. An opinion piece of the dangers of the SSSCA; plus there's a Slashdot discussion: SSSCA Editorials Rate this:

- Tech giants pan anti-piracy mandate
[158 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 23rd Oct 2001]
CNet News: John Borland; October 22, 2001 (a possible repeat, but might as well be thorough) Rate this:

- Tech Heavyweights and the SSSCA
[220 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 23rd Oct 2001]
Slashdot; October 23, 2001. Discussion and commentary on the indutry groups forming around the SSSCA, pro and con Rate this:

- Techs broadside anti-piracy plan
[175 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 23rd Oct 2001]
ZDNet News; John Borland; October 22, 2001. "Technology industry heabyweights are trying to kill a Hollywood-backed plan heading for Congress that would require anti-piracy protections in PCs, CD players and other consumer electronic devices." Don't miss the ZDNet Talkbacks! Rate this:

- The SSCA and its potential effects
[152 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 11th Sep 2001]
LinuxToday; Manual Amador; September 11, 2001. A screed from an author at Plastic Rate this:

- The SSSCA, Microsoft's Answer to the DoJ?
[163 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 18th Sep 2001]
IWeThey BBS; "ben_tilly" - An analysis of the SSSCA that suggests that *only* Microsoft's .NET software can possibly comply..... Rate this:

- Usenix Takes Stand Against ATA and SSSCA
[205 hits, 0 votes, Average Rating 0] [Added: 8th Oct 2001]
Slashdot; CmdrTaco; October 7, 2001. Rate this: