Re: [dvd-discuss] Text of Sen. Hollings' revised SSSCA, now called the CBDTPA

[Stephen L Johnson <sjohnson(at)monsters.org>]

I just got though read through the bill. It's improved a bit over the first 
version (SSSCA). At least he's recognizing existing Copyright doctrines and 
people rights to do some copying. But DRM requirments in virtually all digital 
equipment is still there.

When I read one section of the bill, my first thought was that I got 
transported to a parallel universe.

And there is a most particular passage in the bill. I's in cbdtpa-09.jpg

15     2) any software portion of such standards is

    based on open source code

Blink, Blink. WTF? "Is that a joke? April first isn't for a couple of weeks 
yet."

Source code will be open? I'm still scratching my head on that one. Is that a 
bone for the Open Source world? Do they really know what they realize what 
that will result in?

Stephen L Johnson <sjohnson@monsters.org>

On one fine day, Declan McCullagh was heard to write:
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> From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
> Subject: FC: Text of Sen. Hollings' revised SSSCA, now called the CBDTPA
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> Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 18:52:30 -0500
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> I've placed the text of the Consumer Broadband and Digital Television 
> Promotion Act (CBDTPA) here:
> http://www.politechbot.com/docs/cbdtpa/
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> Here's Sen. Fritz Hollings' (D-SC) statement and press release:
> http://www.politechbot.com/docs/cbdtpa/hollings.cbdtpa.release.032102.html
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> Wired News article on the CBDTPA:
> http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51245,00.html
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> Here are the statements from supporters and opponents:
> http://www.politechbot.com/docs/cbdtpa/mpaa.cbdtpa.release.032102.html
> http://www.politechbot.com/docs/cbdtpa/riaa.cbdtpa.release.032102.html
> http://www.politechbot.com/docs/cbdtpa/bsa.cspp.iti.release.032102.html
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> Politech archive on SSSCA (now, of course, called the CBDTPA):
> http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=sssca
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> -Declan
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