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Update on Colorado "mini DMCA": Intent requirement in the works



Previous Politech message:

"Colorado state senate delays vote on 'mini-DMCA' bill"
http://www.politechbot.com/p-04611.html

-Declan

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 22:11:22 -0600
From: Chris May <chris@westernet.net>
To: declan@well.com
Subject: Re: FC: State "mini-DMCA" bills raise alarums

Hi Declan,

As a followup to the progress on Colorado bill HB03-1303, Senator Jim Isgar (D
- District 6) worked to get the bill laid over for a week.  Now he has
proposed several modifications, the purpose of which is to make 'criminal
intent' a part of the prohibition on concealing such things as IP address,
etc.

If the text is approved, those of use who use NAT, VPN, proxy and Internet
Connection Sharing will be able to sleep at night, knowing that we no longer
will be at risk of lawmakers run amok -- at least in Colorado.

No word as to what those other states will do to us when our concealed packets
cross their state lines.

-c





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