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  • From: tom poe <tompoe AT renonevada.net>
  • To: "DMCA" <dmca_discuss AT lists.microshaft.org>
  • Cc: "Seth_Schoen" <seth AT eff.org>, "CommStudios" <community_studios AT lists.ibiblio.org>, "Reno_Perl_Group" <renotahoe-pm AT pm.org>
  • Subject: [Community_studios] Editorial Comment Requested
  • Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 18:25:40 -0700

Hello: Here's a statement in Hollings' opening statement on Feb 28, 2002:
"Senator Stevens and I [Sen Hollings] are planning legislation that
would place a deadline on affected industries to come together to
solve these problems in private sector talks. If they do, we will
empower government enforcement so that all consumer devices comply
with the private sector's solution."

As I understand it, the CPTWG was formed to do the same thing with the DVD
issues back, what, six years ago? Senator Hollings formally recognizes the
group as a private sector group, and from his statement it is clear that he
says, he will provide government enforcement of the specs that are placed in
front of him.

So, my thinking, and tell me if I'm wrong, here, is that this formal group is
charged with the responsibility of providing a working set of technological
specs for the subcommittee to enforce. By extension then, these specs must
reflect the constitutional respect for "Fair Use". By extension then, these
specs must NOT trample on individual privacy rights. And, finally, these
talks are a formal response to the charge declared by Senator Hollings to get
those specs and bring them to him, or he does it himself. With all that,
then, why is this group able to work in secrecy? Why is the Press excluded?
Well, they're not, and the Press can't be excluded from work on behalf of,
and for public elected officials.

So, can we find that little esoteric thing about legislating in the sunshine?
Thanks,
Tom
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  • [Community_studios] Editorial Comment Requested, tom poe, 05/17/2002

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