Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. The chamber's position is that we support digital locks both for access and for copy controls. I always think that some of these supposedly complex Internet-based issues can be pushed back on the way things are dealt with in the bricks-and-mortar world.
It's illegal for somebody to come into my house and walk out with my sofa. But that's not a reason for banning the locks on my door. I think a digital lock is appropriate at the consumer marketplace. If the consumers don't like digital locks on the product, they have the option not to buy it. If they want to change the commercial model, they can complain to the rights provider.
Allowing persons to break these locks would have unintended consequences. So I think the marketplace should dictate it. I think it's basically a property right to keep the digital lock on the software. If the consumers don't want it, they can complain to the rights holder.