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Rep. Boucher Outlines 'Fair Use' Fight

Posted by Hemos on from the going-into-battle dept.

A reader writes "AtNewYork.com is reporting: U.S. Congressman Rick Boucher, moving to strengthen "fair use" provisions under federal copyright law, said he is introducing a bill that would essentially restrict the record industry from selling copy-protected CDs."

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  1. Re:Contact info for Rick Boucher? by HeghmoH · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No offense, but that was a really stupid question. The answer can be found at: http://www.google.com/search?q=rick+boucher and it takes five seconds to come up with that search yourself.

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  2. Re:unfair restriction by Darby · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    At least the government is theoreticaly under public supervision.

    They are fighting that tooth and nail though.
    Did you know that Bush wants his Department of Homeland Security to be immune from both the Freedom of Information Act and the Federal Whistleblowers Act?
    Could he state any more absolutely that he intends it to engage in anti-American, unconstitutional, and illegal actions?