2 Super-DMCAs down
Thanks to activists in Tennessee, the super-DMCA bill won’t get a vote this year. The Tennessean notes that “Opponents many of them computer professionals and enthusiasts who mobilized via the Internet said no new law was needed and the measure as originally written threatened privacy and civil liberties.”
In more good news, Colorado’s governor vetoed that state’s version of the anti-consumer legislation. These bills, which proponents (the MPAA) claim are mere anti-cable-theft measures, would in effect solidify communications providers’ monopolies by giving them a veto over the connection of any devices to the networks. Some of the drafts presume that connecting a device to a network shows intent to defraud.
More on the super-DMCAs. If one is up for debate in your state, please let your legislators know your strong opposition — activism can make a difference.
