[MLUG - DISCUSSION] Fwd: [free-sklyarov] FW: USENIX -- Proposed Legislation Significantly Affecting Computer Profession

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>The USENIX Board of Directors has decided to alert our membership that
>bills pending before the U.S. Congress or in committee appear to have a
>detrimental impact on computer professionals.
>
>We are most concerned about aspects of two proposed bills, the
>Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and the Security Systems Standards and
>Certification Act (SSSCA), and how they interact with existing
>legislation such as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Digital
>Millennium Copyright Act.  The ATA redefines virtually all computer
>crime as terrorism, enlarges the maximum penalty to life in prison
>without parole, allows broad pre-conviction seizures, and, furthermore,
>does this retroactively, removing the existing statute of limitations.
>The SSSCA essentially mandates copyright protection in all digital
>consumer devices and makes disabling or avoidance of copyright
>mechanisms a felony offense.
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>More information about these and related issues can be found at:
>http://www.usenix.org/whatsnew/legislation.html
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>Similar legislation is being considered in other jurisdictions
>including Canada and some states.
>
>If you believe that provisions of these or similar acts are
>inappropriate, we strongly encourage you to contact your elected
>representatives as soon as possible and register your opinions.
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>                                 Sincerely,
>                         The USENIX Board of Directors
>                     http://www.usenix.org/directory/board.html
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