Re: [dvd-discuss] The Consumer Technology Bill of Rights

[Jim Bauer <jfbauer(at)comcast.net>]

Dean Sanchez <DSanchez@fcci-group.com> wrote:
>Bob Thompson's site, http://www.ttgnet.com/rbt/rbtdaynotes.html , has
>a link to a site, http://www.digitalconsumer.org , that is promoting
>a 'Bill of Rights' for consumers.
>
>I know nothing about the site aside from what I've read on the it.
>However, I think that the premise behind it has merit, but I would
>like to see something similar to the Ninth and Tenth Amendments of
>the Constitution added to it.  Maybe something along the lines of
>"Enumeration in this Bill of certain rights shall not be construed to
>deny or disparage others retained by the user.  The Rights not
>specifically delegated to the Copyright Holder are reserved to the
>user."  And maybe replace 'user' with 'People' to reflect the fact
>that we hold these rights as citizens not just consumers.,

And add that "people" does not include businesses.

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Jim Bauer, jfbauer@comcast.net