The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:
Senate Commerce Committee hearings relating to the Security Systems Standards and Certification Act (SSSCA), originally set for October 25, have been postponed in the face of mounting opposition from the technology community.
The SSSCA would require that all future digital technologies include federally-mandated \”digital rights management\” (DRM) technologies that will enable Hollywood to restrict how consumers can use digital content. Response to the draft bill, which was authored by Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC), has been largely negative. EFF announced its opposition to the bill several weeks ago and encouraged its members to express their concerns to Senator Hollings. IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and others have since announced their opposition, as well.
Senator Hollings has not re-scheduled the hearings, and has indicated that he would consider modifying the bill.
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