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Text of draft bill: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/coble.berman.bill.071102.pdf Previous Politech articles: "House committee asks for views on digital copyright, 4/8 deadline" http://www.politechbot.com/p-03278.html "Rep. Howard Berman declares war on P2P networks, plans new laws" http://www.politechbot.com/p-03702.html --- http://news.com.com/2100-1023-943134.html Copies, Webcasters tangled in draft bill By Declan McCullagh July 11, 2002, 11:35 AM PT WASHINGTON--Legislators are readying a bill that could sharply limit Americans' rights relating to copying music, taping TV shows or transferring files through the Internet. At the same time, the draft legislation seen by CNET News.com would place the struggling Webcasting industry on firmer legal footing. Two key House legislators wrote the double-edged proposal in consultation with the Library of Congress' Copyright Office. They appear likely to introduce it this month. The creation of the two-part draft comes as politicians and judges are grappling with the slippery mix of high-speed Net access, digital content and the popularity of file-swapping networks. Last week, record labels hinted they might broaden their legal fusillade to encompass lawsuits against individuals. Reps. Howard Coble of North Carolina and Howard Berman of California, who authored the draft, say their proposed changes to copyright law follow suggestions made last August by the Copyright Office. "The Copyright Office recommended that Congress amend the Copyright Act," the two politicians wrote in a five-page letter sent last month to members of the subcommittee that oversees intellectual property. Coble is the Republican chairman of the panel and Berman, who announced plans last month for an unrelated bill assailing peer-to-peer networks, is the senior Democrat. [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------