DMCA is clearly not an issue that Wally cares or knows a lot about. To be fair, copyright wonking isn't for everyone.
May 26, 2004
Dear Patrick:
Thank you for contacting me regarding legislation to reform the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyrights Act. I appreciate your thoughts on this matter.
As you may know, Digital Rights Management (DRM) refers to the technology that copyright owners use to protect digital media. Generally, the bills are directed at two separate goals. One goal is to increase access to digitally-protected media for lawful purposes. The other attempts to thwart digital piracy and would do so by enhancing civil and criminal sanctions for digital copyright infringement and educating the public about the rights of copyright holders.
Representatives Rick Boucher and Zoe Lofgren have introduced legislation in the 108th Congress to address this issue. H.R. 107, the "Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2003," seeks to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that the advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc is an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice. Following introduction, H.R. 107 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
While I do not serve on the committees of jurisdiction over this measure, please be assured I will continue to monitor this issue. Should it come to a vote in the House of Representatives, I will keep your views uppermost in mind.
Again, thank you for contacting me on this important issue. Should you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me in the future.
Sincerely,
Wally
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