Does the “so long as” clause imply any exception to the “no mandate” provision?
Only one. Section 1201(k) provides that some analog VCRs must comply with the prevalent “Macrovision” technology, but contains “encoding rules” that limit the application of such technology to assure that consumers can make at least one generation of recordings of most cable, satellite and broadcast programming. (There are no such encoding rules in the DMCA generally.) Statements by Reps. Bliley and Boucher, and Senator Ashcroft-the key congressional proponents of the “no mandate” clause – explain that this is the sole exception.
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