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              | Date: 2004-06-27 
 
 US: Copyrightwahnsin grassiert weiter10 Jahre Knast fuer das Mitfilmen eines Hollywoodschinken und das Verbot jeglicher digitalen Verbreitungstechnologien stehen auf dem Programm. Von freiem Wettbewerb und Demokratie kann keine Rede mehr sein, wenn die Rechtsverdreher Hollywoods Gesetzte so massiv beeinflussen.-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.-
 
 Congress Looks Out for Hollywood
 By Katie Dean
 [...]
 Congress  advanced  or  passed  several  bills  this  week  that would
 increase  penalties  for  infringing copyright, and outlaw devices and
 software  that could be used to illegally copy and distribute content.
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 And on Friday, it passed a bill that would  throw  anyone caught videotaping a movie in theater into prison
 for up to three to 10 years.
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 Even  existing devices and
 software -- like iPods and FTP servers -- could run afoul of the law.
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 "The  reality  of  this  is  that  you're  going to have a world where
 Hollywood  controls  technology," said Jason Schultz, an attorney with
 the  Electronic  Frontier  Foundation.  "If  you don't get Hollywood's
 approval, no one will fund your project out of fear of the lawsuits."
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 But  the  technology  industry  and  Hollywood likely will fight a big
 battle,  and  it's  not  certain  the bill will find enough backing to
 become law, analysts said.
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 Mehr:
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64005,00.html
 
 
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 edited by Abdul Alhazred
 published on: 2004-06-27
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