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One constant theme of the consumer rights movement is that firms should make full disclosure of the terms on which they sell their wares. That theme is central to understanding H.R. 1201, the “Digital Media Consumers’ Rights Act of 2005.”
The problem is that H.R. 1201 itself doesn’t engage in full disclosure when it claims to address “mislabeled copy-protected music” and “other purposes.” It turns out that those unnamed purposes are no small add-on, but could eviscerate the already inadequate protection that federal law provides against copyright piracy.
In this IPI Ideas publication, Richard Epstein points out the hidden dangers in H.R. 1201, and suggests how its sponsors should fully disclose the bill’s effects if they plan to promote it in 2006.

The British government has plans to monitor the movements of all vehicles on roads using a national surveillance network of cameras that are able to read the license plate of every car.

Many people seem to think that corporations don’t pay their fair share of taxes.

Without investment, innovation withers.

Now can we talk about education? President Bush turned on the federal education spigot in 2001 with his No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA).

World Trade Organization meetings tend to be a sideshow for the childish and sometimes violent protests, outrageous demands and riotous behavior.

The federal-state Medicaid program has grown an average of 9.

House Democrats unveiled a plan last month they say will encourage innovation and promote American competitiveness.

Contrary to popular belief, the federal budget deficit is not out of control — yet.

In advance of December's much-anticipated World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in Hong Kong, the WTO has given least developed countries (LDCs) an additional seven years to bring their national IP laws into compliance with international TRIPS standards.