COPYCENSE

"A group of technology vendors, consumer rights groups, and ISPs are banding together to support 18-month-old U.S. House legislation that would let consumers make personal copies of copyrighted digital products, including movies and music.

"The Personal Technology Freedom Coalition has kicked an effort to push the Digital Media Consumers’ Rights Act through Congress. The legislation was introduced in January 2003 by  Rick Boucher. It would allow consumers to break copy controls to do such things as make personal copies of compact discs or movies. Supporters say the bill is necessary to protect consumers’ so-called fair-use rights to make personal copies, which the (DMCA) curtails."

Grant Gross. Looser Digital Copyright Laws Urged.PC World. June 22, 2004.

See Also Declan McCullagh. Tech Heavies Support Challenge to Copyright Law. News.com. June 21, 2004.