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Copyright "Czar" Victoria Espinel laid out a roadmap that includes:

Authorize DHS (including its component CBP) to share pre-seizure information about, and samples of, products and devices with rightholders to help DHS to determine whether the products are infringing or the devices are circumvention devices

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/03/15/concrete-steps-con...

Basically, giving Hollywood veto rights on anything imported into the country that can be used for jailbreaking. Sounds like we are in danger of losing DMCA jailbreaking protections.




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