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S 692 108th Congress Senate

Digital Consumer Right to Know Act

Official title: A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules regarding the disclosure of technological measures that restrict consumer flexibility to use and … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules regarding the disclosure of technological measures that restrict consumer flexibility to use and manipulate digital information and entertainment content.

Introduced: March 24, 2003 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative procedureArts, Culture, ReligionAuthors and authorshipCompetition
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Computer virusesConsumer educationCopyrightFederal Trade CommissionGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernmental investigationsIndependent regulatory commissionsIntellectual propertyInteractive mediaInternetLawLicensesReporters and reportingScience, Technology, CommunicationsSound recording and reproducing
This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2838)
Mar 24, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4327-4328)
Mar 24, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4326-4327)
Mar 24, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 22, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2838)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Digital Consumer Right to Know Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue rules to implement requirements that a producer or distributor of copyrighted digital content disclose the nature of restrictions that limit the practical ability of the content purchaser to play, copy, transmit, or transfer such content on, to, or between devices commonly used with respect to that type of content. Requires such disclosure in the case of limitations on: (1) the recording for later viewing or listening of certain audio or video programming; (2) the reasonable and noncommercial use of legally acquired audio or video content; (3) making backup copies of legally acquired content subject to accidental damage, erasure, or destruction; (4) using limited excerpts of legally acquired content; and (5) engaging in the secondhand transfer or sale of legally acquired content. Provides disclosure exceptions. Requires the FTC to annually review the effectiveness of such rules.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) competition among distribution outlets and methods generally benefits consumers; and (2) copyright holders selling digital content in electronic form for distribution over the Internet should offer to license such content to multiple unaffiliated distributors.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 692: Digital Consumer Right to Know Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-692/
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