According to Wall Street Journal, the music industry association RIAA is about to join almighty technology companies, led by Intel, HP and Microsoft, to oppose so-called Hollings' bill which is strongly supported by the movie industry association MPAA. The bill would make it absolutely, totally illegal to copy or backup copyrighted material in the United States and would require hardware and software manufacturers to implement blocks to make it reality.
The addition of the RIAA to these two bodies is likely to represent a considerable blow to Senator Fritz Holling's bill, which is backed by Hollywood trade body, the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America).
The three trade bodies, which lobby in the halls and walkways of Washington DC, instead are promoting a voluntary approach to copying.
The powerful MPAA may see the Hollings bill overturned, given that Intel, Microsoft, HP and now the RIAA are proposing a voluntary rather than a legal code.
Intel and the others believe that introducing the technology as a compulsory measure would limit the ability of engineers and others to produce new technology.
They also are mindful of the fact that such technology is opposed by the most powerful lobbying group of all – people that buy this kit.
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