quixote opened this issue on Sep 17, 2002 ยท 50 posts
cooler posted Sun, 06 October 2002 at 9:12 PM
WinC No it hasn't been passed & the articles I've read don't hold out much hope for it in this Congressional session. However something I noticed was if you read the full text you'll find... (c) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: A digital work is any literary (EXCEPT A COMPUTER PROGRAM), sound recording or musical work, or dramatic, motion picture or other audiovisual work, in whole or in part in a digital or other non-analog format. A digital media device is any hardware or software that converts copyrighted works in digital form into a form whereby the images and sounds are visible or audible, or retrieves or accesses copyrighted works in digital form and transfers or makes available for transfer such works to such hardware or software." The 'except computer programs' jumped right out at me. I've emailed Rep. Lofgren (zoe.lofgren@mail.house.gov) to find out if software is specifically excluded from the amendment or simply defined by different terms.