'Killer DMCA' to mandate digital-rights compliant hardware

[Rodney Kanno]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/21577.html

The bad news couldn't be clearer: "It is unlawful to manufacture, import, 
offer to the public, provide or otherwise traffic in any interactive digital 
device that does not include and utilize certified [DRM] security 
technologies." 

The proposed bill, called the Security Systems Standards and Certification 
Act (SSSCA), would mean that DRM (Digital Rights Management) technology must 
be incorporated into every single gizmo in your house, car, knapsack and 
office. Into your hard drive (CPRM, anyone?); into your CD-ROM drive; into 
your DVD player; into your DiskMan; into your television, and so on ad 
nauseum.