6 December 2001
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[Federal Register: December 6, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 235)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Technology Administration


Announcing a Public Workshop on Digital Entertainment and Rights
Management

AGENCY: Technology Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce Technology
Administration (TA) announces a public workshop on digital
entertainment and its availability to consumers. The workshop will help
gather data on such issues as the strengths, weaknesses and
availability of current and imminent technological solutions to protect
digital content, barriers that are inhibiting movies, music and games
from coming online and the capability of networks to handle digital
content such as video-on-demand to the home. Limited seating will be
available to members of the general public. It is recommended that
persons wishing to become general public attendees call in advance to
reserve seating, on a first come, first served basis.

DATES: This workshop will be held on December 17, 2001, from 9 a.m.-4
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Herbert C. Hoover Building,
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4830, Washington, DC. Entrance on
14th St. between Pennsylvania and Constitution Aves., NW.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information may be obtained
from Chris Israel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy,
Technology Administration, (202) 482-5687.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to its statutory authority found at
15 U.S.C. 3704(c), the Technology Administration is authorized, among
other things, to do the following:
     Conduct technology policy analyses to improve United
States industrial productivity, technology, and innovation, and
cooperate with United States industry in the improvement of its
productivity, technology, and ability to compete successfully in world
markets;
     Determine the relationships of technological developments
and international technology transfers to the output, employment,
productivity, and world trade performance of United States and foreign
industrial sectors;
     Determine the influence of economic, labor and other
conditions, industrial structure and management, and government
policies on technological developments in particular industrial sectors
worldwide;
     Identify technological needs, problems, and opportunities
within and across industrial sectors that, if addressed, could make a
significant contribution to the economy of the United States;
     Assess whether the capital, technical and other resources
being allocated to domestic industrial sectors which are likely to
generate new technologies are adequate to meet private and social
demands for goods and services and to promote productivity and economic
growth;
     Propose and support studies and policy experiments, in
cooperation with other Federal agencies, to determine the effectiveness
of measures with the potential of advancing United States technological
innovation;
     Serve as a focal point for discussions among United States
companies on topics of interest to industry and labor, including
discussions regarding manufacturing and discussions regarding emerging
technologies; and,
     Consider government measures with the potential of
advancing United States technological innovation and exploiting
innovations of foreign origin.
    With these responsibilities in mind, the Technology Administration
is planning on holding a full-day, moderated series of informal
discussions with relevant stakeholders to gather information on the
availability of digital entertainment and status of copyright
protection and rights management tools. The discussions will help
gather data on such issues as the strengths, weaknesses and
availability of technological solutions, as well as network capability.

    Authority: This work effort is being initiated pursuant to TA's
statutory responsibilities, codified at section 3704 of Title 15 of
the United States Code.

    Dated: November 30, 2001.
Phillip J. Bond,
Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology.
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