IEEE Wants Congress To Re-Examine DMCA

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 11, 2003 @10:54AM from the please-observe-the-tripwires-and-landmines dept.

softsign writes "Reading this story in this month's IEEE The Institute, I found that IEEE-USA quietly published two position papers asking the US Congress to re-examine and/or clarify sections of the DMCA last year. The papers - developed by the organization's Intellectual Property committee - specifically cite concerns over the chilling effects and misuse of the DMCA against researchers and ISPs. Initially, the IEEE was pretty wishy-washy about the DMCA, but it seems that they've been listening to their members and have developed a pretty strong anti-DMCA, pro-innovation stance. Including an enlightened view on Fair Use rights!"

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damny lobyist and crooked congress by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-11 11:17 · Score: 0, Redundant

So who is really writing the laws here... Hmmm could it be the business that profit from them?

NOOOO our congress would not pass a law just because they got wined and dined enough would they?

Who was in office when dmca passed?