It are hard times in Hollywood, they have to convince the US authorities and other large electronics giants that hardware with build in copy protections are the way to go.
Intel has already said it will support this and also big companies as Compaq Computer, Dell Computer, IBM are backing the plans. But still Hollywood isn't satisfied and is accusing the companies that they don't want to cooperate to protect the entertaiment industry:
Big technology companies bristle at suggestions that they haven't been playing a critical role in the content-protection drive. They've helped with the anti-piracy features for DVDs; they've dedicated thousands of man-hours to researching copy-protection technology that can be built into consumer electronics and disc drives, they note. |
"Suggesting that (technology companies) have not been fully engaged on copyright-protection issues is ludicrous," said Jennifer Greeson, a spokeswoman for the Computer Systems Policy Project, a Washington, D.C., trade group representing Intel, Compaq Computer, Dell Computer, IBM and others. "Our companies are engaged at the very highest level."
But the content companies' cries for help are being heard with increasing sympathy by Congress, and more legislators are getting involved in the issue. Hollings introduced his bill with five powerful co-sponsors, including California's Dianne Feinstein.
One of the things the companies are now looking into is to find a method to also block the 'analog' hole (Record TV shows with your camera, record CD's with the line-in).
Discuss the current piracy prevention and politics in the CD Freaks Livingroom.
Source: Yahoo.com
