Do you want the SSSCA controlling everything you do digitally or not

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  1. 1. Do you want the SSSCA controlling everything you do digitally or not

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As most of you know that Hollywood and the Recording Industry is trying to pass the Security Systems Standards and Certification Act (SSSCA) which is legislation that would prevent/restrict the use of copyrighted material. These include ebooks, dvd's, video clips, cd's, or anything digitally copyrighted. By the way, the EU came up with something similar, you can read the European Union Copyright Directive

Apparently, the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday reviewed the security of copyrighted material in today's electronic world. Senator Hollings proposed SSSCA legislature which was the big part of this review. So, if this bill gets passed then the internet as we know it will be flushed down the toilet.

I am glad to hear that the Computer Industry is fighting back on this one as not whimpering out on previous restrictions in the past. Microsoft, Intel, and other companies sent letters to the Senate Commerce Committee which met last Thursday to indicate their position on the matter.

The entertainment industry wants as much money coming to them as possible. Here is a snippet from this article : 'The entertainment companies want absolute control. They want veto rights over any new technology that even might be used to make unauthorized digital copies, even if there are perfectly legal other uses of the same technology.' (The Mercury News)

The entertainment industry has had a monopoly over which technology they could put there movies/records on. Take for example Atrak tapes back in the 70's. Then they moved to cassette tapes which were then monopolized and then on to cd's. This is the first time that they haven't had their way in monopolizing a certain kind of technology for themselves. Now, their crying like babies to get as much money as their heart desires.

Not to mention, that the entertainment industry took before the supreme court that VHS machines were copyright infringing on their products which was back in the late 70's/early 80's (they lost that appeal by the way). Well, its either money or absolute control that the entertainment industry wants but its up to us not to let this SSSCA legislation pass.

The SSSCA, among other things, will make the following illegal:

* Assembling a home-built PC.

* Using a non-secure computer (ie, a computer built before the would-be implementation of the SSSCA) on a network.

* Widespread development of open-sourced (non-copyrighted and ?digitally unsigned? software.

* Use of open-sourced software (essentially the entire software platform for the UNIX and Linux operating systems, on which Computer Science research relies).

* University and corporate research on systems, debugging, security, and watermarking.

Section #109 of the bill reads as follows:

The term "interactive digital device" means "any machine, device, product, software, or technology, whether or not included with or as part of some other machine, device, product, software, or technology, that is designed, marketed or used for the primary purpose of, and that is capable of, storing, retrieving, processing, performing, transmitting, receiving, or copying information in digital form."

So, if your against it you can sign the Petition here.

Some other resources to read up on are:

Stop Policeware

Computing Industry Backs Consumers over Hollywood

SSSCA Bill Itself (A Must Read)

There you have it folks. I hope this enlightens your day as it has mine.

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You would think that this bill would never pass.. but there are so many technically illiterate senators out there, it wouldnt surprise me if it did. And hell, they are all probably getting bribed with free MP3 players to pass it or somthing.

I hope to god it never makes it through - it never fails to amaze me how these people want to take over our lives.

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they can't pass such bill cause it will contradict itself outside the state or outside USA.

Even if the law get passed SSSCA can't make the rest of the world do what they want.

It is just impossible.

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they can't pass such bill cause it will contradict itself outside the state or outside USA. Even if the law get passed SSSCA can't make the rest of the world do what they want.

It is just impossible.

Well, you forgot to mention that the USA is a big exporter of high tech components. And any company manufacturing components and then importing them to the USA would have to adhere to the same standard as US based companies do.

Section #101 (a) states:

It is unlawful to manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide or otherwise traffic in any interactive digital device that does not include and utilize certified security technologies that adhere to the security systems standards adopted under section 104.

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we already have control. DVD cards, players / burners, MD players, and comming soon to a PC near you HDs, Gfx cards,

sound cards and NICs.

THen after that, probably some form of Oracle's vision of a thin client.

Simple solution, Dont buy theyre crap. They cant force u to buy it.

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Screw that noise. They wonder why people are so easily presuaded to pirate stuff? well heres their answer... their bottom line is the money and not the customer. Screw that, the Entertainment Industry wants to have control, then they can kiss my @$$, I just wont buy their stuff anymore.

I currently own over 50 DVDs and close to 200 Original VHS movies, they wanna pull this total control crap, maybe i'll just use my money somewhere else. This is also a slap in the face to a friend who has about 500-600 Music CDs Most were bought, the rest were givin to him as press copies from the record lables.

And they can do all they want, it won't change too much, people will get PCs for internet use, then PCs for personal use in which they remove that security crap, and people will change the way pirating happens in north america to a more similar way as drugs are sold, in back allys, clubs etc... The only thing that will really change big time, is more people will be making money off of selling pirated stuff, and its less convient for some people get stuff, but in contrast to the amount of who arent able to get a pirated copy, there will be less of us who believe that the companies should get their money for their products.

So I believe in the long run all it will do it **** a lot of people off, and maybe or maybe not save the companies a bit of $. Just how I see it.

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Apparently, the EU is coming up with something similar to what the US is with the SSSCA bill. It is called theEuropean Union Copyright Directive

If this passes I hope England has a plot of land ready for me...

I guess your sh*t out of luck then. I guess you better move to tahiti for that matter :o

Some more references to the EU backing the DMCA:

Slashdot | The EU's Answer To The DMCA

Actual Directive Text

Enjoy your daily reading. :(

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Vlad

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Such a bill would never pass. in the impossible even it did, about 432u691286428364286412737128641982764982364 people would be b*tching at the supreme court to overturn it. Lets not forget the massive amounts of businesses (and therefore jobs, tax money, etc) that would be lost if such bullsh*t was passed. We're more likely to see prohibition before we see this pass.

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Where's our goddamn right to privacy??? This bill is a bunch of bull****! If this occurs, then I'd rather NOT use a computer and we can all do a mass boycott of products! We can make Hollywood suffer. And when elections come again, we can vote Stevens, (ass)Hollings, Dingell, and Tarzin out of office for attempting to violate our freedom!

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