Philippine Senator Edgafrdo Angara has filed Senate Bill 880 that may make it illegal to rip CD’s to your iPod. Here’s an excerpt of the bill:
(a) KNOWINGLY AND WITHOUT AUTHORITY REMOVES ALTERS ANY ELECTRONIC RIGHTS OR MANAGEMENT INFORMATION FROM A COPY OF A WORK, SOUND RECORDING, OR FIXATION OF A PERFORMANCE, OR KNOWINGLY AND WITHOUT AUTHORITY DISTRIBUTES, IMPORTS FOR DISTRIBUTION, BROADCASTS, COMMUNICATES OR MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC COPIES OF WORKS, SOUND RECORDINGS, OR FIXATIONS OF PERFORMANCES FROM WHICH ELECTRONIC RIGHTS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REMOVED; OR
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Mike Abundo
January 16th, 2008
Not only that, it’ll make unlocking phones illegal, too.
nightfox
January 16th, 2008
waaaw. yun lang. hmm…
Arnel
January 16th, 2008
Oh NO!!!!!! ………. what’s next?