SIRA: Internet Fair Use At Peril

Internet fair use of digital media is threaten by SIRA; a bill that hasn't been introduced yet, that's reforming Section 115 (Section 115 Reform Act) tomorrow, June 8th. According to EFF.net, "SIRA's main aim is clearing the way for online music services by revising the current mechanical compulsory license set out in Section 115 of the Copyright Act to accommodate "full downloads, limited downloads, and interactive streams."

EFF's advisory state that this law implies that licenses from copyright holders are needed for every digital copy made in the transmission of digital media -- including cached copies on servers or on your hard drive, and even temporary copies in RAM.

Take action today and call your representative. EFF has written a sample call here.

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