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What my comment says is that this (the NTIA recommendation that is the subject of the article) might obviate part of the impetus for a pre-existing initiative (
by comex 13y ago
What my comment says is that this (the NTIA recommendation that is the subject of the article) might obviate part of the impetus for a pre-existing initiative (http://fixthedmca.org/unlocking-technology-act.html http://fixthedmca.org/unlocking-technology-act.html) that would essentially repeal anticircumvention, and thus could be a bad thing.
Edit: If you want to know what the Unlocking Technology Act would do, see http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th/house-bill/1892/text http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th/house-bill/1892/text, it's pretty short.
- gergles 13y agoOh, sorry, I thought this was the Unlocking Technology Act. All clear now, and agreed, it would make more sense to let that go than merely the proposed unlocking exception.
- pessimizer 13y agoThat seems to be the same POV that the Librarian took in not renewing the exemption (link from elsewhere in thread): http://www.eweek.com/mobile/fcc-suggests-congress-create-a-bill-to-make-cell-phone-unlocking-legal/ http://www.eweek.com/mobile/fcc-suggests-congress-create-a-b...