No specific legislation was under discussion during the hearing, although the lower house is soon set to debate H.R. 1201, created by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va), which proposes: "To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that the advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc is an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice, and for other purposes."

House Energy and Commerce Chairman Joe Barton (R-Tex.) observed, with regard to the situation as it stands under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) that:

"Current law provides that I am liable for anything I do that amounts to infringement, but current law also prevents me from making legal use of content that is technologically 'locked,' even if I have a key. That doesn't make sense to me."

According to an Internet News.com report, he was supported in this assertion by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla), who announced that:

"I believe the effects of the DMCA to lock out consumers from the proper and fair use of material is a perverse result of the law."

However, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) countered by stating that she would be opposed to an amendment to the DMCA which "codifies something that condones theft".