Senators on File Sharing
Senator Norm Coleman (R.-Minn.) says that an "amnesty that could involve millions of kids submitting and signing legal documents that plead themselves guilty to the Recording Industry Association of America may not be the best approach to achieving a balance between protecting copyright laws and punishing those who violate those laws."
Coleman is also pushing legislation to reduce legal penalties for people who download copyrighted music off the Internet. Coleman, R-Minn., said current penalties, which range from $750 to $150,000 per downloaded song, are excessive and enough to scare innocent people into settling lawsuits filed by the recording industry.
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), who introduced the Consumers, Schools, and Libraries Digital Rights Management Awareness Act of 2003, a bill that addresses privacy and digital rights management. Brownback said the DMCA subpoena process raises serious privacy and due-process concerns. [Wired]
California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer: "The question is whether this committee will stand behind our copyright laws or change those laws and inadvertently encourage theft." [Lawmakers Defend Music-Lawsuit Methods]
Coleman is also pushing legislation to reduce legal penalties for people who download copyrighted music off the Internet. Coleman, R-Minn., said current penalties, which range from $750 to $150,000 per downloaded song, are excessive and enough to scare innocent people into settling lawsuits filed by the recording industry.
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), who introduced the Consumers, Schools, and Libraries Digital Rights Management Awareness Act of 2003, a bill that addresses privacy and digital rights management. Brownback said the DMCA subpoena process raises serious privacy and due-process concerns. [Wired]
California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer: "The question is whether this committee will stand behind our copyright laws or change those laws and inadvertently encourage theft." [Lawmakers Defend Music-Lawsuit Methods]
