[dvd-discuss] Re: Sen. Hollings plans to introduce DMCA sequel: The SSSCA
Robert S. Thau
rst at ai.mit.edu
Sun Sep 9 19:38:17 EDT 2001
Scott A. Crosby writes:
> TrustedPC is coming, the question is will it fail like Divx, or not.. All
> this law would probably do is to require that people use 'trusted PC', and
> make manufacturing of non-digitally-controlled hardware illegal. That can
> be 'encouraged' without any law to enforce it.. Then the next question is
> will it fail like Pentium ID, or will it succeed like PC98?
Ummm... Circuit City Divx failed in the marketplace because consumers
had alternatives --- VHS and no-time-limit DVDs. But the proposed law
makes it *illegal* to sell a PC which doesn't "adhere to ... security
system standards":
Sec. 101: Prohibition of Certain Devices
(a) In General -- It is unlawful to manufacture, import, offer to
the public, provide or otherwise traffic in any interactive digital
device that does not include and utilize certified security
technologies that adhere to the security system standards adopted
under section 104.
They're not leaving this to the marketplace if they can help it.
rst
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