HR1201: Freedom And Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007 (The Modchip Law)
Submitted by Law of the Game
A good friend of mine has been following the mod chip issue, and reminded me of a bill that I thought had died in Congress. In reality, the Freedom And Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007 (HR 1201 in the 110th Congress) is in committee. Why is this bill important? It would soften many of the copyright restrictions faced in the electronics world, most notably, it would seemingly take mod chips out of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s jurisdiction.
There is one important part of this bill.
“(g) Certain Hardware Devices- No person shall be liable for copyright infringement based on the design, manufacture, or distribution of a hardware device or of a component of the device if the device is capable of substantial, commercially significant noninfringing use.”
