PRECEDENTS
Public legislation:
- Audio Home Recording Act: serial copy management system (SCMS) chips required in consumer grade DAT machines
- 17 U.S.C. sec. 1201(k): future VCRs must build in Macrovision anti-copying technology
Private legislation:
- Content industry consortium (DVD-CCA) licenses for DVD players require installation of CSS
- SDMI aimed to achieve similar result