Re: Congress is at it again

["Declan B. McCullagh" <declan+@CMU.EDU>]

There's no imminent Congressinal action here, folks. Note that HR2441
may be revived next year, but we have a reprieve for now.

-Declan


Excerpts from internet.cypherpunks: 20-Jun-96 Congress is at it again by
Anonymous R. Service@veg 
> IMMINENT CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON NII COPYRIGHT BILL
> THREATENS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS
>  
>  
> The House of Representatives Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual
> Property will meet in the next few days to vote on H.R. 2441, the "NII
> Copyright Protection Act." If you or your business are in the
> congressional district of one of the Members of Congress listed below,
> please call the Subcommittee member who represents you NOW.  Tell his
> office that this badly imbalanced bill shouldn't be voted on unless
> and until the following problem is addressed.   If passed in its
> current form, H.R. 2441 would:
>  
>  o make it a crime to manufacture the next generation of VCRs,
> personal computers and other digital devices needed for recreational
> and educational use by adding a sweeping and overbroad new Section
> 1201 to the Copyright Act.
>  
> If you need more information, check out the HRRC home page at 
> http://www.access.digex.net/~hrrc/ or call toll free 1-800-282-8273.
>  
> ACTION NEEDED NOW!!!
>  
> Please immediately prepare a  letter to send (use the draft letter
> below as a model) - keep it short. --AND CALL -- the Member of the
> House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property who
> represents you (see list).  These contacts must be made NO LATER THAN
> Tuesday, June 18, and preferably sooner. In addition, please forward
> this alert on to your friends and colleagues.