[Discussioni] Fwd: Newsforge/EFF: Senate hearings on SSSCA scheduled Thursday 28 Feb

[Alessandro Rubini]

> From: "Karsten M. Self" <kmself a ix.netcom.com>
> To: Free Software Law Discussion <fsl-discuss a alt.org>
> Subject: [fsl-discuss] Newsforge/EFF:  Senate hearings on SSSCA scheduled Thursday 28 Feb
> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:26:56 -0800


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Credits:  NewsForge & EFF.

Looking over the witness list, are there any anti-SSSCA interests
represented?  My understanding is that the devices sector generally
opposes the legislation.

http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/02/27/1638211&mode=nocomment

    EFF: Senate hearings this week on SSSCA

    Wednesday February 27, 11:37 AM EST    [ Press Releases ]
    This Thursday, February 28th, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce
    Science and Transportation will hold hearings on draft legislation,
    the Security Systems Standards and Certification Act (SSSCA).
    Sponsored by U.S. Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) and Ted Stevens
    (R-AK), SSSCA would require government mandated copy prevention
    technology in future digital devices that would give Hollywood
    control over how consumers can use digital content.

    Senate hearings had originally been scheduled for October 25, 2001,
    but were indefinitely postponed after much public opposition to the
    proposed legislation. Thursday's re-scheduled hearing will allow
    testimony only from major copyright holders and electronics
    companies no public interest or consumer rights groups have been
    invited to provide input on the draft legislation on how information
    may be used in a digital environment.

    Witness List:
    Panel I Mr. Michael D. Eisner, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company

    Mr. Peter Chernin, President and Chief Operating Officer, News Corporat=
ion

    Mr. Leslie L. Vadasz, Executive Vice President, Intel Corporation

    Panel II Mr. Andreas Bechtolsheim, General Manager/Vice President of
    the Gigabit Systems Business Unit, Cisco Systems Inc.

    Mr. James E. Meyer, Special Advisor to the Chairman and formerly
    Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Thomson
    Multimedia

    Mr. Robert Perry, Vice President, Marketing, Mitsubishi Digital
    Electronics America, Inc.

    Info on hearings: Chair: Sen. Hollings to preside Feb. 28, 2002 9:30
    a.m. "Protecting Content in the Digital Age" Hearings are held in
    Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building (unless otherwise noted),
    Delaware and Constitution Avenues, North East, Washington, DC 20510

    U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation
    announcement of hearings:
    http://commerce.senate.gov/press/107-159.html

    About EFF:
    The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties
    organization working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded
    in 1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and
    government to support free expression, privacy, and openness in the
    information society. EFF is a member-supported organization and
    maintains one of the most-linked-to websites in the world at
    http://www.eff.org/.

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