Comments on: Timing, Timing, Timing – update on the TPM Inquiry Report http://www.lawfont.com/2006/03/03/timing-timing-timing-update-on-the-tpm-inquiry-report/ an analysis of law, technology, economics, and policy Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:59:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Aurélien http://www.lawfont.com/2006/03/03/timing-timing-timing-update-on-the-tpm-inquiry-report/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Aurélien Fri, 03 Mar 2006 22:37:11 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=239#comment-100 Great stuff. Next week French parliament will debate and vote on the DADVSI law. It is the implementation of the european directive EUCD which is the equivalent of the DMCA... Hopefully this report will help us build a law that limits the damages of DRMs. But French gouvernement is strongly pushing DRM. Great stuff. Next week French parliament will debate and vote on the DADVSI law. It is the implementation of the european directive EUCD which is the equivalent of the DMCA…
Hopefully this report will help us build a law that limits the damages of DRMs. But French gouvernement is strongly pushing DRM.

]]> By: Nathan Jones http://www.lawfont.com/2006/03/03/timing-timing-timing-update-on-the-tpm-inquiry-report/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Nathan Jones Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:42:48 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=239#comment-99 There have been other Parliamentary Committee recommendations that have been ignored by the Government. I wouldn't be surprised to see these recommendations fail. Unlike Singapore, Minister Vaile has already caved into the US Trade Rep once; I fail to be convinced that he'll make much of a stand this time around, especially since the FTA has already been agreed to. It has been said that US copyright law is getting out of balance because members of Congress are exposed to industry lobbying more than consumer concerns. But the fact that the USTR is pushing even more extensive controls makes me feel as though he understands consumer concerns, but doesn't care. I guess that's too be expected: he's a trade rep, not a consumer affairs rep... There have been other Parliamentary Committee recommendations that have been ignored by the Government. I wouldn’t be surprised to see these recommendations fail. Unlike Singapore, Minister Vaile has already caved into the US Trade Rep once; I fail to be convinced that he’ll make much of a stand this time around, especially since the FTA has already been agreed to.

It has been said that US copyright law is getting out of balance because members of Congress are exposed to industry lobbying more than consumer concerns. But the fact that the USTR is pushing even more extensive controls makes me feel as though he understands consumer concerns, but doesn’t care. I guess that’s too be expected: he’s a trade rep, not a consumer affairs rep…

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