Music Mania

It seems that music fanatics are not letting a little thing like copyright disputes prevent them from downloading music - the top six music sites were visited by 11 million distinct users in March 2004, and 58% of music downloaders said they did not care about copyright on music files that they download, according to comScore Meida Metrix and Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Meanwhile, a US House of Representatives subcomittee is discussing amendments to the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) - the Digital Media Consumer Rights Act (DMCRA) is likely to allow consumers to circumvent copy protection controls on a DVD for personal reasons only (such as making backup copies), though movie moguls are even in opposition to that!