May 24, 2002
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Gosh I’m glad someone is thinking out there! I’d just learned from /. that the U.S. Senate is considering this monstrosity called the Hollings Bill (Consumer Broadband Data and Television Promotion Act ) that if implimented could, among other things, make your cellphone quit working if you strayed too close to a radio or TV playing copyrighted content. I went to their website to add my comment.
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
What really made me feel great as I scanned the comments already there was that all the input, from artists, techies and consumers, recognized and deplored the hazards inherent in CBDTPA.
Now all that remains to be seen is whether the senators hear their constituents, or stuff their ears and hold their noses while they cave in to their big Hollywood contributors.
Comments (4)
I’m afraid your last sentence is probably going to be correct…
EVERY time new technology that permits recording/broadcasting of material is invented, owners of copyrighted material bitch. And none of the medai thus invented has put ‘em out of business yet!
It’s just that kind of horseshit government we DON’T need any more of!
I don’t understand what you said but I don’t think you sound freaky at all
I have to get off the puter now.
Nimue
I’m afraid I’ll have to agree with SpecificOcean.
I like the way your mind works, SuSu.