[net.audio] tape tax

prgclb (02/14/83)

According to the newsletter VideoNews,
U.S. Representative Tom Foley (D-WA)
introduced bill HR 175 to permit noncommercial videotaping
of copyrighted material for private use.
Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D-WA) is expected to 
do the same in the senate.
The newsletter noted, however, that these bills
wouldn't necessarily guarantee the same protection
to audiotaping.

It might be a good idea to write our congresspersons
now to support the above bills and extend
protection to audiotaping.

On the anti-taping side,
Sen. Charles Mathias (R-MD) and Rep. Romano Mazzoli (D-KY)
are planning to introduce legislation charging royalties on blank
audio and video tape and/or hardware.  Beware!

				
				Carl Blesch
				Bell Labs - Naperville, Ill.
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