The Security Systems Standards and Certification Act\’s prospects just got a bit dimmer:
After weeks of conference calls and quiet rallying of the troops, technology companies including Intel, IBM, Microsoft and Compaq Computer held a coming-out press conference Monday to oppose a broad copyright protection proposal being backed by Walt Disney and Sen. Ernest Hollings.
The plan has yet to be introduced as a bill, but it has been the source of intense debate since August, when drafts first began reaching the public. The technology companies\’ event appeared to be aimed at pre-empting a Senate hearing on the issue scheduled for later this week.
\”This legislation would be an unwarranted intrusion by the government into the commercial marketplace,\” said Ken Kay, executive director of the Computer Systems Policy Project, a trade group that includes IBM, Intel, Dell Computer, Motorola and others as members. \”This would freeze technology…(and) force government to pick winners and losers.\”
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