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Digital Rights Management Judiciary Hearing Tomorrow

Posted by timothy on from the mouse-benefits-of-today's-traps dept.

uqbar writes: "The U.S. House Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual property will be holding a hearing on June 5th at 2pm. The hearing is entitled "DRM: The Consumer Benefits of Today's Digital Rights Management Solutions." It will have live audio streams and might also be on CSPAN 2 or 3. Attendees include reps from Microsoft, Adobe, Center Span and SunnComm. I just wonder who, in that bunch, is supposedly representing the consumers, not to mention independant 'content' creators like musicians and music producers."

13 comments

  1. Who is representing them? No one by littlerubberfeet · · Score: 1

    Hate to break it to you, but each of those companies have Billions, or are worth billions, so they could get in. sad but true. and please, correct me if I am wrong.

    Perhaps the congress-people are supposed to represent us?

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    1. Re:Who is representing them? No one by Danse · · Score: 2

      That's the theory. In practice, this meeting is between the congresspeople and the only constituents that matter to them.

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  2. Got it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Eat it, CLIT!

  3. Short hearing. by Tackhead · · Score: 3, Funny
    > The hearing is entitled "DRM: The Consumer Benefits of Today's Digital Rights Management Solutions."

    Should be a short hearing.

    How long does it take to traverse a list of length zero?

    1. Re:Short hearing. by neitzsche · · Score: 1
      How long does it take to traverse a list of length zero?


      They will probably end up in a non-terminating loop. If we are truly lucky, they'll simply debate it forever!

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    2. Re:Short hearing. by iaamoac · · Score: 1

      How long? The same length of time it takes for a politician to say nothing of substance. A very long time.

    3. Re:Short hearing. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      The U.S. House Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual property will be holding a hearing on June 5th at 2pm. The hearing is entitled "DRM: The Consumer Benefits of Today's Digital Rights Management Solutions."
      In other news, the same U. S. House Subcommittee announced a hearing on "Slavery: The Benefits Of Being Forced To Work For, And Obey Every Whim Of, Another Person, For Free"
  4. CLIT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I Am The CLIT Commander!! I Command All CLITs!!

  5. At least they make a showing. by Nate+Enderle · · Score: 2, Interesting

    We all know pretty well what will be decided, eg. that DRM is good for the consumer and the provider. At least the government is making a showing of discussion on the issue before they try to decide it. Any mention of any other groups involved? I am sure that the EFF would like a presence there, but most likely the consumer groups have been left out. At least this hearing isn't tied to any of the particular bills out there. If it were, I would be more woried about the lack of representation.

  6. It is not so obvious as UYE wants us to believe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    DRM is not a JJDD EULA as far as i know from KKJDE-UGHGS discussion held in HGGD Congress forum about emII/9.
    So?
    So?
    So?
    Will you stop these articles about HDGTE, HTEW, HTRDH, and other silly-legislative-politically-correct-rights-on-li ne-no-one-really-cares-initials ?
    FFF TRE873/Y.2002 HGD?

    RECPOS IE ALMDER (this sound latin and very severe, could be a signature too)