September 28, 2001

Congress Should Amend Copyright Law to Protect Users' Rights, Legislator Says

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

Rep. Rick Boucher, a Virginia Democrat, has been an outspoken critic of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act since it was first debated in Congress in 1998. His view that the law undermines fair-use rights and free speech has made him a friend of library groups and many scholars of intellectual-property law.

He says problems with the law were highlighted twice in recent months: Edward Felten, a Princeton University professor and cryptographer,

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