[sdiy] *DMCA* The R in RSA on the SSSCA aka CBDTPA (fwd)

[mark verbos]

Democrats support this because it is supposed to help artists. How much 
do you think the sales of CDs have suffered since CD burners became 
affordable? EMI is dropping most of their roster as of this week, and 
that's what they blame. I guess since I own a record label I should 
worry about this. Of course mine only puts out vinyl. I'm worried about 
the Final Scratch!

mark verbos





Simon Gatrall wrote:

>> this law would put a digital cop in every sampler, synth, drum
>> machine, digital recorder, etc....
>> because they *COULD* be used to make an unauthorized copy of copyrighted
>> material.
>>
>> http://anti-dmca.org/
>
>
> <political rant>
>
> As a member of the MIDI Manufacturers Association, I have already 
> written to the MMA president to point out the fact that the CBDTPA 
> could be used against anything that plays MIDI, samplers, or digital 
> multitrack recorders.  He's already aware of the issue and is passing 
> it on to other MMA members.
>
> I know that the RIAA has repeatedly gone after sites that host illegal 
> MIDI files of pop songs, so I'm sure they would be happy to make it 
> impossible to play unlicensed MIDI files on your synth.
>
> Be very, very scared of this kind of control.  Because of the DCMA, 
> which is already a law, you could be put in jail for 5 years if you 
> "reverse engineer or circumvent" the copyright control mechanism that 
> they are proposing.  That's right, you could get the same penalties as 
> a rapist.
>
> The most confusing part about this is that most of the senators 
> sponsoring this bill are Democrats.  Of course they are getting money 
> from the RIAA and the MPAA.
>
> </political rant>
>
> Maybe this is another reason to drop all this digital technology and 
> go exclusively analog. :)
>
> -s!mon
>