[Fsf-friends] DMCRA - "Hymn" can become legal in the US

Raj Mathur raju@linux-delhi.org
Tue Jul 6 08:29:06 IST 2004


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>>>>> "Anand" == Anand Babu <ab@gnu.org.in> writes:

    Anand> The DMCRA, proposed by Reps. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and John
    Anand> Doolittle (R- CA) and co-sponsored by House Energy and
    Anand> Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX), would
    Anand> re-affirm consumer fair use rights and balance the
    Anand> otherwise one-sided protection afforded copyright owners
    Anand> under current interpretations of the Digital Millennium
    Anand> Copyright Act (DMCA).

    Anand> http://www.house.gov/boucher/docs/dmcrahandout.htm
    Anand> http://www.progress.org/2004/patent13.htm
    Anand> http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.107:

Just to expand on AB's rather terse posting,

DMCRA stands for Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act.  It permits fair
use of digital content as long as copyrights aren't violated.  So, for
example, it permits you to circumvent copy protection of an eBook and
render it on a Braille reader for the benefit of your visually
challenged friend.  In general, the act seems like a Good Thing.

If the DMCRA becomes law it'd give Hymn (PlayFair) a legal status for
existence.

    Anand> EFF is asking consumers to take action on it. If you have
    Anand> friends in the US please ask them to sign
    Anand> http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=2224

Taking action in this case means supporting the Act :)

Regards,

-- Raju
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