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New Content-Delivery Tech Should Be Presumed Illegal, Says Former Copyright Boss

Posted by Soulskill on from the opting-out-of-common-sense dept.

TrueSatan writes "Reminiscent of buggy whip manufacturers taking legal action against auto makers, the former U.S. Register of Copyrights, Ralph Oman, has given an amicus brief in the Aereo case (PDF) stating that all new content-delivery technology should be presumed illegal unless and until it is approved by Congress. He adds that providers of new technology should be forced to apply to Congress to prove they don't upset existing business models."

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