| Rick Boucher plans to change the DMCA |
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Boucher introduced Music Online Competition Act (MOCA) last August in an attempt to level the playing field in the internet broadcasting arena as well as giving back some of the rights that the DMCA took away from consumers. A major concern of the congressman's is section 1201 of the DMCA which would make it illegal for americans to use any means to bypass copy-protection on a cd that they owned. ``What do you say to the guy who only wants to use that code so the CD he bought will play on his computer?'' Boucher asked reporters after his speech. ``That's harmless activity, yet under section 1201 he's guilty of a crime.'' It was under this section that Dmitri Sklyarov was charged for the program he wrote to defeat the copy-protection scheme implented in Adobe's eBook software. Section 1201 has some strong and very vocal supporters though. The recording and movie industries see 1201 as a major tool in their battle against piracy. Another key measure in MOCA will be to force record companies to make the same music available to independant internet companies such as Listen.com as they would make to their own online music sharing ventures. This measure would ensure the consumers get a fair choice in services and would promote a more centralized service potentially costing the consumer less in subscription fees. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites          Add your comment
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