Virginia Democratic Rep. Rick Boucher said he planned to introduce a bill that would eliminate the anti-circumvention clause of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
One of his arguments is that when someone wants to play a CD on his computer but is not able to do this because of the copy protection and therefor bypasses this, he should not be quilty of a crime.
Boucher pointed out that Vivendi Universal's (EAUG.PA) Universal Music Group will soon release its new CDs in copy-protected form, making them impossible to play on personal computers and some CD systems as well. Consumers should be able to use computer programs to defeat that copy protection, he said. |
``What do you say to the guy who only wants to use that code so the CD he bought will play on his computer?'' Boucher asked reporters after his speech. ``That's harmless activity, yet under section 1201 he's guilty of a crime.''
Boucher said he did not know when he would introduce the bill in Congress, as he was still lining up support. The bill will face heated opposition, he acknowledged, as the recording and movie industries see section 1201 as a key measure in their battle against online piracy.
Well if the congress doesn't accept this bill we really know that these copy protection are only there to bring more money to the ones that already have a lot.
Afterall we have said it many time before here, there are legitimate reasons to make backups.
Source: Yahoo.com
