Lawmakers Ponder the Legality of Copy-Protected CD's

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At least one lawmaker, Rep. Rick Boucher, has decided to not turn a blind eye to the Audio Home Recording Act, put into law way back in 1992, which gives the consumers the right to make digital copies from their personal collection of music. This could be a major setback in the music industries quest for copy-protected CD's, especially after the worst year for them in a decade and file-sharing networks hotter than ever. Even more interesting is that he plans to introduce a bill to amend section 1201 of the DMCA by early 2002, which says says: "No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title."

While Boucher is in the minority in his views towards the DMCA, it's good to see one congressman that chooses to protect the rights of the public over the music industries persistent lobbying to protect their own interests.