[d at DCC] U.S. Copyright Office issues new rights

[Russell McOrmond]

Robert Smits wrote:
> I noticed this yesterday........................
> 
> There's an AP wire story about new user's rights exemptions under US copyright 
> law....
> 
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061123/ap_on_hi_te/digital_copyright

More full version of these temporary exemptions: 
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1090

     "The not-so-good news is in some of the exemptions that were not 
granted. The exemption for censorware research was not renewed, mostly 
because its most effective advocates, such as Seth Finkelstein, got 
tired of re-requesting it. (Even if nothing has changed, each exemption 
must be rerequested every three years through the same bureaucratic 
process — one example of how the playing field is tilted against 
exemptions.)"


   While this is a good recognition of the flaws of the DMCA in that it 
harms legitimate speech and innovation, the process is still a disaster. 
  It is likely the 6 exceptions that they granted this year will simply 
expire in 3 years.


-- 
  Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/>
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   portable media player from my cold dead hands!"