Annotated interview of Jack Valenti by ZDNet ("Terrorized by File Swappers"), pointing out misinformation and calling him on his spin. [LawMeme]

"A political brawl over mandatory copy protection is about to spread to the U.S. House of Representatives." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]

"Sen. Fritz Hollings has fired the first shot in the next legal battle over Internet piracy." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]

"The Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA) would also wreak havoc on programmers and software companies -- both those distributing code for free and those selling it." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]

"A controversial bill calling for copyright-protection technology in all 'digital media products' is introduced in the Senate." By John Borland. [CNet]

Mercury News columnist Dan Gillmor draws a "line in the sand".

"Sen. Dianne Feinstein may come from Northern California but she's siding with Hollywood instead of Silicon Valley." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]

"House member Adam Schiff of Burbank is seeking a co-sponsor for his House version of Hollings' CBDTPA." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

"The sequel is called the 'Security Systems Standards and Certification Act,' and it requires PCs and consumer electronic devices to support 'certified security technologies' to be approved by the Commerce Department." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

"The Electronic Frontier Foundation has an Action Alert on the SSSCA along with a sample letter." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

"A Senate debate over embedding copy protection controls in all consumer electronic devices took a sharply partisan turn on Thursday." By Declan McCullagh and Robert Zarate. [Wired]

"A draft copy-protection bill backed by Hollywood heavyweights is triggering an outcry from PC and consumer electronics companies who say the legislation would force them to relinquish control of key system design technologies." By Junko Yoshida and George Leopold. [EE Times]

"Picture a future where distributing Linux is a crime punishable by a hefty fine and a prison sentence. If that sounds ridiculous, then you haven't run into the Security Systems Standards and Certification Act." By Dan Berkes. [Newsforge]

Article about the overwhelming consumer opposition to the bill. [Reuters]

If you think open source is free, think again. Pending legislation and some questionable reverse-engineering statutes may limit your ability to deploy, manage and modify your software. By Sean Doherty. [Network Computing]

Reader discussion of Reuters article about public opposition to the bill. [Slashdot]

"The media industry is painting tech executives as uncooperative and uncommitted to the cause of copy protection, a charge that has drawn protests--and now action--from device manufacturers." By John Borland. [CNet]

"A Senate committee is stepping into the middle of an increasingly vocal spat over the future of technology: how to prevent illicit copying of digital content." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]

"In the name of copyright protection, the film industry wants to call all the shots in this debate, which could harm consumers." By Heather Green. [BusinessWeek]

"It seems we truly have a complete take over of the legislative process spearheaded by Hollywood pressure, for the second time." News and reader discussion. [kuro5hin]

"Fox News is running an article that slams Sen. Fritz Hollings ('The Senator from Disney') and the Democrats (with the notable exception of Rick Boucher) as having betrayed their principles." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

The SSSCA raises artificial barriers to market entry and have the opposite effect intended by the creation of copyright. [kuro5hin]

Overview of press coverage of the Senate hearings. [LawMeme]

"America's largest and most powerful tech firms have agreed on one point: Keep Congress far away from digital content standards." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]

Vicious essay attacking the CBDTPA by Richard Forno.

"Entertainment industry lobbyists say programmers and open-source activists should not be alarmed by a controversial proposal to embed copy-protection controls in nearly all PCs and consumer electronic devices." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]

"The U.S. House of Representatives doesn't seem willing to intercede in an increasingly bitter dispute over embedding copy protection controls in all consumer electronic devices." By Declan McCullagh and Robert Zarate. [Wired]

"Jim Dinda's apartment is a high-tech entertainment haven, but that could change if a bill that restricts how electronics devices work is passed into law." By Brad King. [Wired]

"How misguided and potentially disasterous is the CBDTPA? Let me count the ways." Editorial and reader discussion. [kuro5hin]

Discussion of EE Times story about the SSSCA and how it divides the industry. [Slashdot]

Editorial by columnist Jon Carroll making an analogy to legally mandated retinal scanners in books so that only the original purchaser can read them. [San Francisco Chronicle]

Information about where to find transcribed text and Web form for submitting comments to Senate Judiciary Committee. Reader discussion. [Slashdot]

"Yesterday we mentioned the fact that Senator 'Disney Pays My Bills' Hollings had finally introduced the awful CBDTPA bill. It's (not surprisingly) being talked about everywhere, but Wired has a good article explaining why the bill would cause tremendous harm to the US tech world." News and reader discussion. [Techdirt]

"Music and record industry lobbyists are quietly readying an all-out assault on Congress this fall in hopes of dramatically rewriting copyright laws." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]

"It is taking a while, but Open Source opponents to Senator Fritz Hollings' newest anti-copying legislation are starting to get traction -- with a lot of help from a variety of big business types." By Jack Bryar. [NewsForge]

"Leaders of two of the nation's most prominent industries, entertainment and technology, have begun publicly sniping at each other over how to stop consumers from illegally copying digital movies, music and television programs." By Amy Harmon. [New York Times]

Four public comments in opposition to the CBDTPA, submitted to the Senate Judiciary.

"Government and industry leaders say lawmakers would in effect decide the tech industry's 'winners and losers' if proposed government controls on digital media devices become reality." By Stefanie Olson. [CNet]

"Red Hat has announced a legislation alert for the SSSCA. They are collecting comments to hand to lawmakers." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

Editorial criticizing Senator Fritz Holling and Democrats for siding with the entertainment industry and against consumers. By Glenn Harlan Reynolds. [Fox News]

Poster asks for arguments to use when talking to their senator. Reader discussion. [Slashdot]

"Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ernest 'Fritz' Hollings, D-S.C., today introduced a controversial bill that would require the entertainment, electronics and high-tech industries to craft standards for protecting digital content against piracy." By Brian Krebs. [Newsbytes]

The US Senate Judiciary Committee website has a link requsting comments on DRM and the SSSCA. With reader discussion. [Slashdot]

"Entertainment industry lapdog Senator Fritz Hollings (Democrat, South Carolina) lashed out at Intel executive VP Leslie Vadasz who warned that the copy-protected PCs Hollings is obediantly promoting on behalf of his MPAA and RIAA handlers would stifle growth in the marketplace." By Thomas C Greene. [Register]

"Picture a future where distributing Linux is a crime punishable by a hefty fine and a prison sentence. If that sounds ridiculous, then you haven't run into the Security Systems Standards and Certification Act." By Dan Berkes. Reader comments. [NewsForge]

Discussion of NewsForge story about Senator Hollings' support of SSSCA and his money coming from entertainment industry companies, their lawyers, and their lobbyists. [Slashdot]

"Senator Fritz Hollings will testify about his proposed SSSCA legislation before the Senate Commerce Committee on October 25." By Tina Gasperson. Reader comments. [NewsForge]

"A Senate Bill will likely force the issue of adding copy protection to hardware." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

News and reader comments about Senate Commerce Committee hearing. [Slashdot]

"Senate Commerce Committee's hearings on the SSSCA have been postponed due to mounting opposition, particularly from those in the tech community." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

"Wired is reporting that Hollings has officially submitted his newly renamed SSSCA, carrying the moniker Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA)." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

"Only temporarily tripped up by Sept. 11th (and of course journalists and webmasters calling his office), Fritz Hollings is starting hearings on embedding copy protection in all digital devices and making the removal or circumvention of these protections a crime." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

"The music and recording industry with the help of Senator Fritz Hollings (D - S.C.), the powerful chairman of the Senate Commerce committee, are pressuring Congress to rewrite the copyright laws, in their favor." [Workisa4letterword]

"The Computer Systems Policy Project, a trade group which includes IBM, Microsoft, Intel, Compaq, Dell, and Motorola, has officially stated their opposition to the SSSCA, calling it 'an unwarranted intrusion by the government.'" News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

"Technology industry heavyweights are trying to kill a Hollywood-backed plan heading for Congress that would require anti-piracy protections in PCs, CD players and other consumer electronics devices." By John Borland. [ZDNet]

News and fable about the insidious dangers of uncontrolled "writing".

"A bill introduced by Senate Commerce Chairman Fritz Hollings would prohibit the sale or distribution of nearly any technology -- unless it features copy-protection standards to be set by the federal government." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired]