Saturday, January 28, 2006
USATODAY.com - Digital Content Protection Act would be consumer disaster
USATODAY.com - Digital Content Protection Act would be consumer disaster: "When it comes to home entertainment — music and movies — the Senate is considering making those rules a lot more annoying. A bill was introduced by Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.), it's called the Digital Content Protection Act of 2006. It's designed to give the FCC (and, let's be honest, the movie and music industries) control over the capabilities of home entertainment technology.
The government, rather than the free market, would be able to say what capabilities a new device could have. And you can bet the entertainment industry would have a big say in that."
The government, rather than the free market, would be able to say what capabilities a new device could have. And you can bet the entertainment industry would have a big say in that."
