New, tougher copyright legislation in the works

[Fluffdaddy]

"story surfaced yesterday that a new and tougher rewrite of the DMCA is in the works. Sponsored by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-WI) (and not Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) as reported by Cnet), the bill would drastically tighten current laws and close some of the "loopholes" that the RIAA and MPAA think exist now. Of course, what they call loopholes, we call Fair Use.

Known as the Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2006, the legislation is currently undergoing final tweaks before being submitted to Congress. Terry Shawn, Rep. Sensenbrenner's press secretary, told me that those drafting the legislation are "still listening to feedback from interested parties" and that the bill should be introduced in the near future."

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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060424-6660.html

[YDogg]

1. Next step: Close all of the libraries.

[depakid]

2. Just what we need

"To put it bluntly, the claims of the content creation industry do not add up. Here's what the equation really looks like: Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2006 + analog hole legislation + the broadcast flag = zero Fair Use rights + pay multiple times for the same content. If you don't like that math, it's time to get in touch with your congressperson and senators."

Wonder how many Dems will be on board this time?