--- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 13:22:09 -1000 Subject: Submission From: Alex Salkever <alex_salkeverat_private> To: declanat_private Hi, Declan: This about the upcoming Supreme's hearing on the Mickey Mouse Copyright Act. <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2002/tc20020927_7367.htm>http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2002/tc20020927_7367.htm Alex Salkever Technology Editor/BusinessWeek Online 212.512.3582 --- <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2002/tc20020927_7367.htm>http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2002/tc20020927_7367.htm SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 COMMENTARY By Jane Black A Case to Define the Digital Age A Supreme Court ruling on a 20-year extension of copyright protection could decide much of what Web surfers get to see, hear, and share So far, there's little doubt who's winning the digital copyright wars. In the courts, the Big Five record labels have squashed Napster and copycat file-sharing services Aimster and Audio Galaxy. On Capitol Hill, Hollywood has launched a lobbying assault to pass two bills, one that would mandate copyright protection in all new consumer electronics and another that would permit copyright owners to hack into consumers' personal computers if the copyright holders suspect illegal activity. Their strategy is straightforward: Follow our rules, or we destroy you. In theory, that could all change on Oct. 9, when the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of Eldred v. Ashcroft. It's a challenge to the controversial 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA), which lengthened copyright terms by 20 years, stretching them to 70 years after an artist's death. [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Recent CNET News.com articles: http://news.search.com/search?q=declan -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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