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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: one_less who wrote (51516)6/19/2002 9:08:33 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 
I was reading an article in the Post on security and copyright on the Internet and this section reminded me of the argument we were having about technology to protect kids from Internet porn in libraries.

<<More recently, the movie industry has been pushing legislation, sponsored by Sen. Ernest F. Hollings (D-S.C.), that would establish technical standards for preventing copying of digital videos. The industry already has been experimenting with DVDs that freeze computers if users attempt to copy the videos.

The bill has been sharply attacked by the technology industry, in what has been dubbed the copyright war between Silicon Valley and Hollywood. The tech industry says it agrees that copies should be paid for but wants any technological solution to develop in the marketplace, not from Congress. Many believe the bill stands little chance of passing in its current form.>>

One of my points to you about the problem with the law in question is that Congress was prescribing a certain technology, which is outside the scope of what Congress is equipped to do. We need technology winners to arise from the marketplace, not Congress. That's not the same as saying that we don't want to protect kids from porn or artists from copyright violations.
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