Text of bill as introduced: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/berman.coble.p2p.final.072502.pdf Section-by-section analysis, prepared by Rep. Berman and friends: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/berman.coble.p2p.analysis.072502.html Berman's statement: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/berman.coble.p2p.statement.072502.html Compare and contrast to draft of bill circulated in the last week (no major changes): http://www.politechbot.com/docs/berman.coble.p2p.draft.072402.pdf (warning: 1+ MB file) Previous Politech message: http://www.politechbot.com/p-03793.html --- http://news.com.com/2100-1023-946316.html?tag=politech Hollywood hacking bill hits House By Declan McCullagh July 25, 2002, 10:25 AM PT WASHINGTON--Copyright owners would be able to legally hack into peer-to-peer networks, according to a bill introduced in the House of Representatives on Thursday. As previously reported by CNET News.com, the measure would dramatically rewrite federal law to permit nearly unchecked electronic disruptions if a copyright holder has a "reasonable basis" to believe that piracy is occurring. [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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