Friday, June 24, 2005
FW: [LawfulUse] FTC Study re P2P
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From: lawfuluse-admin@publicknowledge.org [mailto:lawfuluse-admin@publicknowledge.org]On Behalf Of Jonathan Band
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Subject: [LawfulUse] FTC Study re P2P
From: lawfuluse-admin@publicknowledge.org [mailto:lawfuluse-admin@publicknowledge.org]On Behalf Of Jonathan Band
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 8:12 AM
To: lawfuluse@publicknowledge.org
Subject: [LawfulUse] FTC Study re P2P
FTC RELEASES STUDY ON EFFECTS OF P2P
The FTC has released a report on peer-to-peer file-sharing
technology, finding that it offers both benefits and risks.
In comparison with overall Internet use, however, the FTC
concluded that "workshop participants submitted little
empirical evidence concerning whether the risks arising from
P2P file sharing are greater than, equal to, or less than
these risks from other Internet-related activities." Report
at
http://www.ftc.gov/reports/p2p05/050623p2prpt.pdf
Coverage at
<http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=164902381>
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Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Bcast Flag legis. unlikely
Communications Daily
The Motion Picture Association of America is unlikely to push for a broadcast flag component in DTV legislation establishing a 2008 hard date because the bill's main author, House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX), is against the provision. Meanwhile, the MPAA will keep briefing House and Senate members on a broadcast flag bill's importance and seek other ways to get the content protections it wants.A new Congressional Research Service report raises concerns that the broadcast flag's technological limitations could hinder activities normally deemed "fair use" under copyright law. For instance, students might not be able to email themselves copies of projects incorporating digital video content because no secure system exists for email transmission. "The goal of the flag was not to impede a consumer's ability to copy or use content lawfully in the home, nor was the policy intended to 'foreclose use of the Internet to send digital broadcast content where it can be adequately protected from indiscriminate redistribution,'" the report said, quoting from the FCC order.
