CFA Assails Digital Copyright Efforts

The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is pushing congress to rethink its approach to copyright legislation, stating that, \”The experience of consumers in the information age reaffirms our belief in the need to ensure consumer rights. Consumers and the economy are best served by open standards and networks that afford them maximum choice, encourage use and promote unfettered innovation by both consumers and producers.\” He also makes reference to the view by movie companies in the 80s, that VCR\’s should never hit the public market. Videos now account for 40% of the movie industry\’s revenue. Read more.

July 15, 2002 by Uncategorized 0

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