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Bush Signs a New Fair-Use Bill

Posted by timothy on from the small-steps dept.

BostonGunNut writes "Today President Bush signed a bill that gives legal protection to companies that provide software that can automatically filter specific content from DVDs for personal use. This bill, called the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, allows companies to provide filtering software without being sued into oblivion by Hollywood. The legislation also allows the Library of Congress to save and protect old movies and home videos that might otherwise be lost."

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  1. Re:Wish these were rights I want, or could agree w by Rick+the+Red · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Yes, I see where this is going. The USA Patriot Act gives the Gummint the "right" to take my stuff without telling me, and now the LoC has the "right" to archive whatever the Gummint takes.

    Seriously, you say this is for "culturally significant works." Who decides if my home movies are or are not culturally significant? More to the point, how can they make this decision without first seeing my home movies? I'll bet this law gives them the right to accquire anything they want, then later decide what to keep. This opinion is based not on my reading the law but rather my perceptions of those who make our laws.

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  2. Re:Wish these were rights I want, or could agree w by black+mariah · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You're a fucking idiot, dude. If you honestly have to ask ANY of those questions you seriously need to shut your computer off and go outside.

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