Bush Signs New Media Bill
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:21 am
The deed is done folks
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 00696.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 00696.html
Nothing new their then, Its how it may be applied post release that worries meIn a nod to the studios, the legislation contains crackdowns on copyright infringement by explicitly providing no legal protections for those companies that sell copies of the edited movies, creating new penalties for criminals who use small videocameras to record copies of first-run films in movie theaters, and setting tough penalties for anyone caught distributing a movie or song prior to its commercial release.