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http://news.com.com/2100-1023-980671.html Copyright truce excludes key voices By Declan McCullagh January 15, 2003, 4:00 AM PT WASHINGTON--The key detail about a digital-copyright agreement announced here on Tuesday was who was not in the room at the time. The peace accord was designed to show a unified front linking the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and a pair of computer industry groups, thus persuading Congress that new regulations are unnecessary. But absent from the press conference were influential lobbyists who have been far more aggressive--and who show no signs of relenting. Take the Motion Picture Association of America, which worked with Sen. Fritz Hollings, D-S.C., to craft a bill that would require implanting copy-protection technology in PCs and consumer-electronics devices. [...] That's why MPAA President Jack Valenti says he's not about to sign a truce. "We are not prepared to abandon the option of seeking technical protection measures via the Congress or appropriate regulatory agency," Valenti said [...] [ remainder at http://news.com.com/2100-1023-980671.html ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Recent CNET News.com articles: http://news.search.com/search?q=declan -------------------------------------------------------------------------