| The entertainment industry has made this issue a top priority, and they are proposing Orwellian tactics to deprive us of our existing fair use rights. Check out the links below for a sampling of what they are doing:
In Congress:
USA Today, 10/6/02. "Balance Shifts in Copyright Battle"
A coalition of entertainment industry groups sent a letter to Congress asking Members to oppose legislation (the Boucher & Lofgren bills) that they claim is harmful to consumers. This is completely untrue - those are the exact bills that we need to support. All they are trying to do is protect profits!
copyright assembly letter.pdf
In the courts:
MTV News, 11/1/02. "Judge Orders Madster To Filter Out Copyrighted Material"
Wired, 10/4/02. "RIAA Sues to Reveal File-Swapper"
In the media:
New York Times, 10/02/02. "Music Industry In Global Fight On Web Copies"
And see who's on our side:
Home Recording Rights Coalition : www.hrrc.org
Digital Consumer : www.digitalconsumer.org
Public Knowledge :
www.publicknowledge.org |
