Re: [dvd-discuss] "Consumer Benefits" of DRM solutions oversight hearing - witness list

[Wendy Seltzer <wendy(at)seltzer.com>]

At 12:18 AM 06/05/2002 -0700, Larry Blunk wrote:
>   The witness lists for today's House Judiciary committee's oversight
>hearing on "DRM: THE CONSUMER BENEFITS OF TODAY'S DIGITAL RIGHTS
>MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS" has been posted at
>http://www.house.gov/judiciary/courts060502.htm.  It is notably lacking
>in representation from actual Consumer groups.

But of course.  Who'd think of asking consumers what benefits them?

Actually, I listened in on a bit, and heard Zoe Lofgren raise that same 
concern (and even state that fair use was a constitutional requirement of 
the First Amendment!), so at least someone else noticed.

--Wendy

>Here is the list of witnesses:
>
>
>Will Poole, Vice President, Windows New Media Platforms Division, Microsoft
>Corporation
>
>James Alexander, Director, eBooks Publishing Adobe Systems, Inc.
>
>Peter Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer, SunnComm, Inc.
>
>Frank Hausmann, Chief Executive Officer, CenterSpan Communications 
>Corporation

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