Sat, 29 Mar 2003

States Get Into The Copyright Business

DMCA critics decry state-level proposals. Opponents of the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act say they're disturbed by proposals for similar laws at the state level. But proponents say they're overreacting. [CNET News.com]

They're not overreacting! Ye gods - copyright is specifically reserved by the Constitution to the Federal Government! This is absurd, and a ploy of some desperation on the part of the entertainment industry to end run Congress. It needs to be stopped, now.

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