A bill introduced Sept. 18 would make clear that consumers actually owned the electronic devices, and any accompanying software on that device, that they purchased, according to sponsor Rep. Blake Farenthold's (R-Texas). The You Own Devices Act (H.R. 5586) would amend the Copyright Act “to provide that the first sale doctrine applies to any computer program that enables a machine or other product to operate.” The bill, which is unlikely to receive attention during Congress's lame-duck legislative session, was well-received by consumer's rights groups.
Group items matching
in title, tags, annotations or url
2More
3More
Apple on trial: Company execs say DRM was forced on them by record labels | Ars Technic... - 1 views
2More
7 Misconceptions about Copyright and Infringement…and What You Can Do About It - 0 views
2More
How to find free music, images, and video you can use or remix in your own creative wor... - 0 views
2More
Piracy Is Just Another Copyright Industry Scapegoat | TorrentFreak - 0 views
4More
Record Biz Wants To Tax Brits For Copying Their Own Music | TorrentFreak - 0 views
1More
Nashville Council Member Admits AT&T & Comcast Wrote The Anti-Google Fiber Bill She Sub... - 1 views
1More
Who owns your data? | ITworld - 0 views
2More
Farmers Unable to Repair Tractors Because Copyright: Never a Side Effect, But Core Inte... - 0 views
1More
The Best Linux Distros Currently Available | Digital Trends - 0 views
1More
Under the Covers: Alfresco's SharePoint Services (WSS) Killer - 0 views
3More