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"A controversial bill calling for copyright-protection technology in all 'digital media
products' is introduced in the Senate." By John Borland. [CNet]
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-866337.html
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Bleak Future Looms If You Don't Take a Stand
Mercury News columnist Dan Gillmor draws a "line in the sand".
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/dan_gillmor/2922048.htm
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Proposed Anti-Piracy Bill Braws Fire
"Government and industry leaders say lawmakers would in effect decide the tech industry's
'winners and losers' if proposed government controls on digital media devices become reality."
By Stefanie Olson. [CNet]
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-867918.html
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Hollings, Valenti, and the American Techniban (Operation Enduring Valenti)
Vicious essay attacking the CBDTPA by Richard Forno.
http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=159
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D.C. Anti-Piracy Plans Fuel Culture Clash
"The media industry is painting tech executives as uncooperative and uncommitted to the cause
of copy protection, a charge that has drawn protests--and now action--from device
manufacturers." By John Borland. [CNet]
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-869902.html
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Copyright [CBDTPA] Bill Universally Rejected
Reader discussion of Reuters article about public opposition to the bill. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/yro/02/04/10/2051220.shtml
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Don't Buy Hollywood's Broadband Script
"In the name of copyright protection, the film industry wants to call all the shots in this
debate, which could harm consumers." By Heather Green. [BusinessWeek]
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2002/tc2002048_4230.htm
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Copyright Bill Universally Rejected
Article about the overwhelming consumer opposition to the bill. [Reuters]
http://rtnews.globetechnology.com/servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate/C/20020410/gt?tf=tgam%252Fre....
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Open Source Advocates May Find Opposing Hollings Bill Makes for Strange Bedfellows
"It is taking a while, but Open Source opponents to Senator Fritz Hollings' newest
anti-copying legislation are starting to get traction -- with a lot of help from a variety of big
business types." By Jack Bryar. [NewsForge]
http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/04/10/1535229.shtml
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Annotated Valenti, The
Annotated interview of Jack Valenti by ZDNet ("Terrorized by File Swappers"), pointing
out misinformation and calling him on his spin. [LawMeme]
http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=168
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Jolly New Threat to Our Freedoms
Editorial by columnist Jon Carroll making an analogy to legally mandated retinal scanners in books
so that only the original purchaser can read them. [San Francisco Chronicle]
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/11/DD240137.DTL
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Seeking Arguments Against the CBDTPA?
Poster asks for arguments to use when talking to their senator. Reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/04/203234
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Cal Senator: Hollywood Over Tech
"Sen. Dianne Feinstein may come from Northern California but she's siding with Hollywood
instead of Silicon Valley." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51072,00.html
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Howling Mad Over Hollings' Bill
"Jim Dinda's apartment is a high-tech entertainment haven, but that could change if a bill
that restricts how electronics devices work is passed into law." By Brad King. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,51337,00.html
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Another Punch for Copy Protection
"A political brawl over mandatory copy protection is about to spread to the U.S. House of
Representatives." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51400,00.html
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CBDTPA Finds A Champion In the House
"House member Adam Schiff of Burbank is seeking a co-sponsor for his House version of
Hollings' CBDTPA." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/28/2137253
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In-Depth on the CBDTPA
"How misguided and potentially disasterous is the CBDTPA? Let me count the ways."
Editorial and reader discussion. [kuro5hin]
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/3/31/5813/89574
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Hearing on Copyright Armaggedon Bill in Senate
Overview of press coverage of the Senate hearings. [LawMeme]
http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=150
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The Original SSSCA and Updates
News and fable about the insidious dangers of uncontrolled "writing".
http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=151
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Politech: Everyone Hates SSSCA, CBDPTA in Comments to Senate Judicary Panel
Four public comments in opposition to the CBDTPA, submitted to the Senate Judiciary.
http://www.politechbot.com/p-03289.html
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What Hollings' Bill Would Do
"A bill introduced by Senate Commerce Chairman Fritz Hollings would prohibit the sale or
distribution of nearly any technology -- unless it features copy-protection standards to be set by
the federal government." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51275,00.html
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SSSCA: The DMCA's Evil Twin Brother
"The music and recording industry with the help of Senator Fritz Hollings (D - S.C.), the
powerful chairman of the Senate Commerce committee, are pressuring Congress to rewrite the
copyright laws, in their favor." [Workisa4letterword]
http://www.angelfire.com/zine/workisa4letterword/news/2001/sssca.htm
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New Copyright Bill Heading to DC
"Music and record industry lobbyists are quietly readying an all-out assault on Congress this
fall in hopes of dramatically rewriting copyright laws." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46655,00.html
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Forget DMCA, the New Nemesis 'SSSCA'
"It seems we truly have a complete take over of the legislative process spearheaded by
Hollywood pressure, for the second time." News and reader discussion. [kuro5hin]
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/9/8/126/20924
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Congress Plans DMCA Sequel: The SSSCA
"The sequel is called the 'Security Systems Standards and Certification Act,' and it requires
PCs and consumer electronic devices to support 'certified security technologies' to be approved by
the Commerce Department." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/09/08/0238200
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Hollywood Loves Hollings' Bill
"Entertainment industry lobbyists say programmers and open-source activists should not be
alarmed by a controversial proposal to embed copy-protection controls in nearly all PCs and
consumer electronic devices." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46671,00.html
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Senator Fritz Hollings (D-Disney) Avoids Talking about SSSCA
"Picture a future where distributing Linux is a crime punishable by a hefty fine and a prison
sentence. If that sounds ridiculous, then you haven't run into the Security Systems Standards and
Certification Act." By Dan Berkes. Reader comments. [NewsForge]
http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/09/20/2047211
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Copyright May Threaten Open Source
If you think open source is free, think again. Pending legislation and some questionable
reverse-engineering statutes may limit your ability to deploy, manage and modify your software. By
Sean Doherty. [Network Computing]
http://www.networkcomputing.com/buzzcut/bc24sep01.html
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Fox Explains Why SSSCA Is Bad
"Fox News is running an article that slams Sen. Fritz Hollings ('The Senator from Disney')
and the Democrats (with the notable exception of Rick Boucher) as having betrayed their
principles." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/07/162202
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Republicans Should Back Recording Artists, Consumers
Editorial criticizing Senator Fritz Holling and Democrats for siding with the entertainment
industry and against consumers. By Glenn Harlan Reynolds. [Fox News]
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,47296,00.html
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Piracy, or Innovation? It's Hollywood vs. High Tech
"Leaders of two of the nation's most prominent industries, entertainment and technology, have
begun publicly sniping at each other over how to stop consumers from illegally copying digital
movies, music and television programs." By Amy Harmon. [New York Times]
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/14/technology/14PROT.html
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Senate Soliciting Comments on SSSCA
The US Senate Judiciary Committee website has a link requsting comments on DRM and the SSSCA. With
reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/15/024217
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SSSCA Introduced in Senate
"Wired is reporting that Hollings has officially submitted his newly renamed SSSCA, carrying
the moniker Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA)." News and reader
discussion. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/21/2344228
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Sen. Hollings Introduces Digital Piracy Bill
"Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ernest 'Fritz' Hollings, D-S.C., today introduced a
controversial bill that would require the entertainment, electronics and high-tech industries to
craft standards for protecting digital content against piracy." By Brian Krebs. [Newsbytes]
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175389.html
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Senator Hollings and the SSSCA
Discussion of NewsForge story about Senator Hollings' support of SSSCA and his money coming from
entertainment industry companies, their lawyers, and their lobbyists. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/09/21/2054226
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Copy-control Senator Sleeps While Fair-use Rights Burn
"Picture a future where distributing Linux is a crime punishable by a hefty fine and a prison
sentence. If that sounds ridiculous, then you haven't run into the Security Systems Standards and
Certification Act." By Dan Berkes. [Newsforge]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/21830.html
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Industry Divided Over SSSCA
Discussion of EE Times story about the SSSCA and how it divides the industry. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/yro/01/10/01/1435208.shtml
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Copy Protection Bill Divides Industry, Hollywood
"A draft copy-protection bill backed by Hollywood heavyweights is triggering an outcry from PC
and consumer electronics companies who say the legislation would force them to relinquish control
of key system design technologies." By Junko Yoshida and George Leopold. [EE Times]
http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20010928S0110
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Further Analysis of the Draft SSSCA
The SSSCA raises artificial barriers to market entry and have the opposite effect intended by the
creation of copyright. [kuro5hin]
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/10/2/14345/9096
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Red Hat puts out Legislation Alert on the SSSCA
"Red Hat has announced a legislation alert for the SSSCA. They are collecting comments to hand
to lawmakers." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/10/1452217
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SSSCA Gets a Hearing Oct. 25 -- Can It Be Stopped?
"Senator Fritz Hollings will testify about his proposed SSSCA legislation before the Senate
Commerce Committee on October 25." By Tina Gasperson. Reader comments. [NewsForge]
http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/10/19/1546246
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SSSCA Hearing October 25th: Free Software Threatened
News and reader comments about Senate Commerce Committee hearing. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/19/1954207
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Techs Broadside Anti-piracy Plan
"Technology industry heavyweights are trying to kill a Hollywood-backed plan heading for
Congress that would require anti-piracy protections in PCs, CD players and other consumer
electronics devices." By John Borland. [ZDNet]
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5098618,00.html
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Content Spat Split on Party Lines
"A Senate debate over embedding copy protection controls in all consumer electronic devices
took a sharply partisan turn on Thursday." By Declan McCullagh and Robert Zarate. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,50754,00.html
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Contact Your Senator and Rep About The SSSCA
"The Electronic Frontier Foundation has an Action Alert on the SSSCA along with a sample
letter." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/01/0126202
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House Cool to Copy Protection
"The U.S. House of Representatives doesn't seem willing to intercede in an increasingly bitter
dispute over embedding copy protection controls in all consumer electronic devices." By Declan
McCullagh and Robert Zarate. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,50784,00.html
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Tech Heavyweights and the SSSCA
"The Computer Systems Policy Project, a trade group which includes IBM, Microsoft, Intel,
Compaq, Dell, and Motorola, has officially stated their opposition to the SSSCA, calling it 'an
unwarranted intrusion by the government.'" News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/23/1415241&mode=nested
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SSSCA Hearings Postponed Under Heavy Opposition
"Senate Commerce Committee's hearings on the SSSCA have been postponed due to mounting
opposition, particularly from those in the tech community." News and reader discussion.
[Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/26/126230
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High-Tech: U.S. Out of Hollywood
"America's largest and most powerful tech firms have agreed on one point: Keep Congress far
away from digital content standards." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,50716,00.html
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SSSCA Squirms Forward Again Thursday
"Only temporarily tripped up by Sept. 11th (and of course journalists and webmasters calling
his office), Fritz Hollings is starting hearings on embedding copy protection in all digital
devices and making the removal or circumvention of these protections a crime." News and reader
discussion. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/27/1617221
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Digital Security Fomenting a Feud
"A Senate committee is stepping into the middle of an increasingly vocal spat over the future
of technology: how to prevent illicit copying of digital content." By Declan McCullagh.
[Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,50702,00.html
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SSSCA Hearing
"A Senate Bill will likely force the issue of adding copy protection to hardware." News
and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/01/1423248
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Senator Brutalizes Intel Rep for Resisting CPRM
"Entertainment industry lapdog Senator Fritz Hollings (Democrat, South Carolina) lashed out at
Intel executive VP Leslie Vadasz who warned that the copy-protected PCs Hollings is obediantly
promoting on behalf of his MPAA and RIAA handlers would stifle growth in the marketplace." By
Thomas C Greene. [Register]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/24262.html
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News Corp., Disney Push Anti-piracy Measures
"News Corp. and Walt Disney Co. stepped up their high-profile campaign Wednesday to enlist
Washington's help in stopping Internet thievery, with News Corp. president Peter Chernin likening
the downloading of a pirated picture to burglarizing a video store." By Pamela McClintock.
[Reuters]
http://digitalmass.boston.com/news/2002/03/21/newscorp_disney.html
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Anti-Copy Bill Hits D.C.
"Sen. Fritz Hollings has fired the first shot in the next legal battle over Internet
piracy." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51245,00.html
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More On Why The CBDTPA Sucks
"Yesterday we mentioned the fact that Senator 'Disney Pays My Bills' Hollings had finally
introduced the awful CBDTPA bill. It's (not surprisingly) being talked about everywhere, but Wired
has a good article explaining why the bill would cause tremendous harm to the US tech world."
News and reader discussion. [Techdirt]
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20020322/1519245_F.shtml
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More Details on the CBDTPA
Information about where to find transcribed text and Web form for submitting comments to Senate
Judiciary Committee. Reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/22/2345249
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Anti-Copy Bill Slams Coders
"The Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA) would also wreak havoc
on programmers and software companies -- both those distributing code for free and those selling
it." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51274,00.html
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