EnFORCE Act will expand RIAA anti-trust protection...

From RAIN, "Webcaster group to fight bill expanding RIAA power":

The EnFORCE Act would expand the existing antitrust exemption to cover all compulsory mechanical licenses under section 115 of the Copyright Act. Under the act, record companies and music publishers would enjoy greater antitrust protection in negotiating royalty rates for new forms of physical music products. The bill was introduced by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah, pictured at left), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and cosponsored by Sens. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and John Cornyn (R-TX).

Fighting passage of the bill may prove tough, however, as one provision of it is designed to step up the battle against online pedophiles and sexual predators.

Posted by joebeone at Diciembre 17, 2003 08:41 AM