‘D.C. cypherpunks’ were being rallied against digital rights mana...

“D.C. cypherpunks” were being rallied against digital rights management workshop set for tomorrow (July 17) by Commerce Dept.’s Technology Administration (TA). In July 12 posting, Serge Wroclawski said cypherpunks should take particular notice of TA roundtable’s focus on broadcast flag issues. Some people in Washington and N.Y. area “will be there to make our side of the issue known and possibly protest,” he said. There have been rumblings that TA panels are skewed toward content owners, we're told. Workshop is scheduled for 1-4 p.m. at Dept. of Commerce hq, and is to be hosted by Phil Bond, Undersecy. of Commerce for Technology and Chief of Staff to Secy. Donald Evans, and James Rogan, Undersecy. of Commerce for Intellectual Property. Speakers include Jack Valenti, MPAA; Rhett Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council; numerous others. -- Cheryl.Mendonsa@ta.doc.gov or 202-482-8321.