Music, Tech Groups OK Copyright Plans (AP)

Yahoo is carrying an Associated Press article claiming that the RIAA, the Business Software Alliance, and the Computer Systems Policy Project have reached a deal regarding lobbying of Congress on digital rights management. The RIAA will argue against requirements for copy protection in digital devices. In exchange, the BSA's and CSPP's member companies (i.e. Microsoft, Adobe, etc.) will fight legislation which would broaden fair use and copying rights. "The agreement politically isolates the powerful Motion Picture Association of America, which was noticeably absent from the deal's participants. The MPAA has aggressively supported new government requirements for built-in locking controls on new devices, such as DVD recorders."

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