Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation
One jaw-dropping leak is that that the treaty contemplates requiring licenses for ephemeral copies made in a computer’s buffer. That means that the buffers in your machine could need a separate, negotiated license for every playback of copyrighted works, and buffer designs that the entertainment industry doesn’t like — core technical architectures — would become legally fraught because they’d require millions of license negotiations or they’d put users in danger of lawsuits.
Via www.techdirt.com
The Real Goal Of Regulating Buffer Copies? So Hollywood Can Put A Tollbooth On Innovation
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