Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act Copyrights Intellectual Property Issues


Red Hat strongly opposes the bill because it encroaches on freedom of speech, it could have harmful effects on open source software, and its definition of digital technology is far too broad.








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See Also:
  • Politech: Security Systems Standards and Certification Act - Text of CBDTPA draft which makes it unlawful to create or sell any kind of computer equipment that "does not include and utilize certified security technologies" approved by the US Federal government.
  • Red Hat Legislative Alert: SSSCA - Red Hat strongly opposes the bill because it consumer broadband and consumer broadband and digital television promotion act digital television promotion act encroaches on freedom of speech, consumer broadband and digital television promotion act it consumer broadband and digital television promotion act could have harmful consumer broadband and digital television promotion act effects on open source software, consumer broadband and digital television promotion consumer broadband and digital television promotion act act and its definition of digital technology is far consumer broadband consumer broadband and digital television promotion act and digital television promotion act too broad.
  • ACM Letter to Senator Hollings - Letter from the Association of Computing Machinery to Senator Hollings criticizing draft bill.
  • Politech: Sen. Fritz Hollings' Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA) - Text of Senate bill to prohibit the sale or distribution copyrights of electronic devices that do not include "copy protection" standards copyrights to be set by the government. Press releases and news copyrights articles.
  • Stop Policeware - Learn about and fight the CBDTPA. Online petition, banners, news.


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