ZDNet: Story: Top Tech News INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEBATE IN D.C.
The battle over intellectual property on the Internet goes in front of
federal officials today. Representatives of the Digital Media
Association and other new media companies will make their case today
before the U.S. Copyright Office and the National Telecommunications
& Information Administration. The groups will argue that consumers
must be assured that digitally downloaded purchases enjoy the same
flexibility and value as physical media, including the right to resell,
lend or give away media products. This puts them at odds with some
old media companies who they accuse of trying to control distribution.
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