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What I find amusing..

Chairman Cliff Stearns, a Florida Republican, who said he thought the solution should lie in technology, "not necessarily in legislation."

Some politicians at the hearing suggested it would be better to wait and see if the market can resolve the tensions on its own. Stearns said that rather than rushing to legislate or struggling to figure out, for instance, how many copies a person could make before violating fair use principles, the industry should "work together to get a unified DRM (digital rights management) system that all consumers can understand."

So, they think the market should work it out yet the rushed to pass the DMCA. It seems that they only want the market to work it out when it would affect their political donations :)

Posted by: Patrick Jones   Posted on: 11/17/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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