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June 8, 2006
Digital Content: Federal Focus on Music
There is an amendment being considered in the House of Representative to tackle the digital music phenomenon yet again. Called the "Section 115 Reform Act of 2006," it focuses specifically on "licenses for digital uses of musical works." Having gotten my 11 year old daughter her coveted iPod at the end of May, this caught my eye. The draft discussion is dated May 12.
According to Chris Lindquist over at the CIO Magazine blog, the bill "could make it necessary to acquire licenses for every digital copy of content, even cached, network, and RAM buffer reproductions." Makes one wonder what bills may be in store for digital content in general, not just in the music industry...
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Posted by Leonor Ciarlone at June 8, 2006 9:04 AM
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