Proposed Disc Manufacturing Law Headed to California Governor’s Desk [Updated]

A bill that requires California’s optical disc manufacturers to comply with stricter anti-piracy measures has passed in both houses of the state’s legislature. Following the California Assembly’s passage of the SB 550 bill on Wednesday (via California Newswire), the State Senate agreed to the Assembly’s amendments (PDF of the latest version of the bill here). The legislation, introduced earlier this year by California State Senator Alex Padilla, aims to strengthen an existing law that requires the state's CD, DVD, and Blu-ray replicators to include source identification information on every disc they manufacture. A spokesman for State Sen. Padilla told M&E Daily that the anti-piracy bill was now "on its way" to the desk of California Gov. Jerry Brown for his signature. The Governor has not commented on the pending legislation. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has been vocal in its support for the bill, which also subjects California replication facilities to warrantless inspections and increases fines against companies that fail to comply with the measures.