[Discussioni] FYI: Hollings schedules SSSCA hearings October 25

[Alessandro Rubini]

> From: "Karsten M. Self" <kmself a ix.netcom.com>
> To: Free Software Business <fsb a crynwr.com>
> Subject: Webnoize:  Hollings schedules SSSCA hearings October 25
> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 17:53:13 -0700
>
> Mark Lewis of Webnoize reports that hearings on the SSSCA ("Security
> Systems Standards and Certification Act") are scheduled for October 25.
> Public and fair-use interests not invited.
> 
> Background:
> 
> The SSSCA is legislation authored by Senators Hollings (D-SC) and
> Stevens (R-AK) that would mandate copy prevention controls on every
> piece of electronic hardware, and every computer program, with no
> exceptions.  It was first publicized in early September.  Sponsorship
> appears to come from Disney corporation.  
> 
> The law would make illegal a broad range of hardware, and would
> effectively render the burgeoning free software movement a criminal
> movement.  The focus on digital television, and language in the statute
> on "time shifting", also appears to ban such pedestrian activities as
> recording programs for repeated playing from TV broadcasts.
> This language has *not been revised*, according to
> 
> 
>     http://news.webnoize.com/item.rs?ID=14477

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> For additional background, see:
> 
>     Security Systems Standards and Certification Act (Full Text)
>     http://cryptome.org/sssca.htm
> 
>     Security Systems Standards and Certification Act (Analysis)
>     http://www.politechbot.com/docs/hollings.090701.html
> 
>     EFF Alert:  Defeat SSSCA:
>     http://www.eff.org/alerts/20010921_eff_sssca_alert.html
> 
>     USACM letter to Sen. Hollings criticizing draft SSSCA bill
>     http://www.politechbot.com/p-02591.html
>     http://www.acm.org/usacm/SSSCA-letter.html
> 
>     Sen. Hollings plans to introduce DMCA sequel: The SSSCA
>     http://www.politechbot.com/p-02483.html
> 
>     Anti-SSSCA petition asks Congress not to pass draft bill
>     http://www.politechbot.com/p-02488.html
> 
>     Hollywood lobbyists laud SSSCA as "exceedingly reasonable" bill
>     http://www.politechbot.com/p-02499.html