Letter in Support of Senator Brownback

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<h1>Letter in Support of Senator Brownback</h1>

<p>[<a href="20030918_brownback_letter.pdf">Download PDF</a> 180k]</p>

<p>September 18, 2003</p>

  <p>Dear Senator Brownback: </p>
  <p>We write to express our strong support for your pair of bills, the <a name="OLE_LINK1">Digital
      Consumer Internet Privacy Protection Act of 2003</a> and the Consumers,
      Schools, and Libraries Digital Rights Management Awareness Act of 2003.&nbsp; These
      bills take important steps toward righting copyright’s balance.</p>
  <p>Digital commerce can flourish only when members of the public are fully
    informed of the capabilities of the digital media products they purchase,
    and can rest assured that their privacy is safeguarded online.&nbsp; Moreover,
    innovators must not be saddled with unnecessary and anticompetitive federal
    technology mandates.&nbsp; When the entertainment industries have resorted
    to ever more draconian enforcement efforts to protect their businesses in
    the digital age, it has become imperative that the federal government act
    to protect these public interests. </p>
  <p>The DRM Awareness Act would help protect the public\'s customary and fair
    use rights with respect to digital media.&nbsp; Its labeling requirements
    ensure that customers know what they are purchasing, enabling informed decisions
    about technologically crippled media products.&nbsp; Its digital first sale
    provisions preserve the ability of libraries, schools, and charitable organizations
    to accept transfers and donations of digital media.&nbsp; Further, by imposing
    strict limits on the Federal Communication Commission\'s ability to impose
    federal regulations (i.e., &quot;tech mandates&quot;) on digital television
    innovators, the bill leaves the field open to innovative developments. </p>
  <p>The Internet Privacy Protection Act safeguards the privacy of Internet users
    by requiring that a civil lawsuit be filed before an Internet service provider
    can be compelled to disclose the names or identifying information of its
    subscribers.&nbsp;&nbsp; At a time when the Recording Industry Association
    of America has used clerk-stamped subpoenas to obtain the identities of more
    than 1,600 Internet users, this bill ensures that Internet users can get
    judicial scrutiny of such demands in the future.&nbsp; More importantly,
    the bill reaffirms that the digital age does not change Americans’ basic
    rights to privacy and anonymity.</p>
  <p>We commend you for your efforts to preserve Americans’ digital rights, and
    will encourage our members and newsletter subscribers to write to their members
    of Congress asking them to co-sponsor the measures.</p>
  <p>Thank you again for your efforts and do not hesitate to contact us if we
    can be of assistance to you.</p>
  <p>Sincerely,</p>
  <p>Wendy Seltzer</p>
  <p>Staff Attorney</p>
  <p>attn: Kevin Krufky, Legislative Assistant</p>

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