A bill to place copying controls on the conversion of analog signals into digital form is coming under fire from technologists and civil libertarians. The measure, filed by House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) and his colleague John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), is aimed at closing what’s come to be known as the “analog hole” in schemes to protect digital media such as movie DVDs and music CDs.
Loading ...
Congress Takes Aim at ‘Analog Hole’
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. January 17, 2006 08:18 AMA bill to place copying controls on the conversion of analog signals into digital form is coming under fire from technologists and civil libertarians. The measure, filed by House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) and his colleague John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), is aimed at closing what’s come to be known as the “analog hole” in schemes to protect digital media such as movie DVDs and music CDs.