News: Digital Choice and Freedom Act of 2002

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Congress reps launch fightback on DRM rights erosion
By John Lettice, The Register, 03/10/2002
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27404.html

"Two US Congress representatives are this week raising the standard of
rebellion against the entertainment business' use of DRM and the DMCA to
erode consumer rights, and hence to enhance their own revenues. Rep Zoe
Lofgren of San Jose introduced her Digital Choice and Freedom Act of
2002 earlier this week, while Rick Boucher, who's been threatening moves
on the subject for a while now, has called a press conference at 11am
Washington time "for the purpose of announcing the introduction of
legislation to reaffirm fair use rights in the digital era."

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>From Tech Law Journal http://www.techlawjournal.com/
Rep. Lofgren Introduces Digital Fair Use Bill
http://www.techlawjournal.com/cong107/copyright/lofgren/20021002bill.asp

10/2. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) introduced a bill titled the Digital
Choice and Freedom Act of 2002. This bill would broadly expand the
rights of persons who lawfully acquire digital copies of copyrighted
works, while diminishing the rights of copyright holders.
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