[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 44597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16740]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Technology Administration
Announcing a Public Workshop on Digital Entertainment and Rights
Management
AGENCY: Technology Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public workshop.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce Technology
Administration (TA) announces a public workshop on digital
entertainment and its availability to consumers. The workshop will help
gather data on such issues as the status of technical standards that
provide the framework necessary to enable legitimate digital media
distribution and the present state of strengths, weaknesses and
availability of current and imminent technological solutions to protect
digital content, barriers that are inhibiting movies, music and games
from coming online.
DATES: This workshop will be held on July 17, 2002, from 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Herbert C. Hoover Building,
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4830, Washington, DC. Entrance on
14th between Pennsylvania and Constitution Aves., NW.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information relevant to the
substantive issues to be addressed by this workshop may be obtained
from Chris Israel Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy,
Technology Administration, (202) 482-5687. Limited seating will be
available to members of the general public. It is recommended that
persons wishing to become general public attendees arrive early, as
seating will be first come, first served.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to its statutory authority found at
15 U.S.C. 3704(c), the Technology Administration is authorized, among
other things, to conduct technology policy analyses to improve United
States industrial productivity, technology, and innovation, cooperate
with United States industry in the improvement of its productivity,
technology, and ability to compete successfully in world markets, and
identify technological needs, problems, and opportunities within and
across industrial sectors, that, if addressed, could make a significant
contribution to the economy of the United States.
With these responsibilities in mind, the Technology Administration
is planning on holding a moderated series of informal discussions with
relevant stakeholders to gather information on the availability of
digital entertainment and status of copyright protection and rights
management tools. The discussions will help gather data on such issues
as the strength, weaknesses and availability of technological
solutions, as well as network capability, and the proper role for the
Government in facilitating solutions that are best for innovation and
best for consumers.
Topics to be addressed at the workshop include:
[rtrif] The effectiveness of efforts to pursue technical standards or
solutions that are designed to provide a more predictable and secure
environment for digital transmission of copyright material;
[rtrif] Major obstacles facing an open commercial exchange of digital
content;
[rtrif] What a future framework for success might entail;
[rtrif] Current consumer attitude towards online entertainment.
The workshop will focus on these and other related issues. Anyone
wishing to comment on these or raise related issues is free to do so,
either in writing before the meeting, or in person at the meeting.
Prior comments will be collected via the Technology Administration Web
site--www.ta.doc.gov/<http://www.ta.doc.gov/. and are
requested by July 11, 2002.
Authority: This work effort is being initiated pursuant to TA's
statutory responsibilities, codified at section 3704 of Title 15 of
the United States Code.
Dated: June 28, 2002.
Phillip J. Bond,
Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology.
[FR Doc. 02-16740 Filed 7-2-02; 8:45 am]
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