pour info (podcast) -------- Original Message -------- Is Digital Copyright Legislation Going Too Far? Tinkerers and electronic consumers beware. Legislation involving new electronic recording devices and digital, audio, or video playback technology severely compromise electronics industry innovation. According to IEEE Spectrum's Tekla Perry, "The Digital Millennium Copyright Act was the first federal law passed that directly attacks the fair use rights of consumers and product developers. But more such laws are in the pipeline." Tune into IEEE Spectrum Online's exclusive radio report at http://bmsmail3.ieee.org:80/u/3497/40360768 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. -Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US president, architect and author (1743-1826) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Serge Marelli, Luxembourg ----------------------------------------------------------------------