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The Politicians Are Getting Involved - Stop Them

The NY Times reported the following in today's (3/14) paper: The draft of the bill that Senator Hollings (D - S. Carolina) plans to propose prohibits creating, selling or distributing "any interactive digital device that does not include and utilize certified security technologies." The Hollywood media conglomerates, led by Disney (the same folks who wanted to replace Koppel w/ Letterman), are pressing Congress to enact stringent anti-digital copying laws. If you are a voting age American citizen, then as an interested party, please contact your legislator and express your side of the story. "(those who) allow themselves to become nothing, will have no place on this earth." - V.S. Naipaul Onhwy61  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 03-14-02

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 03-14-02   Onhwy61: excellent idea. i've been following this sorry sa ...   Cornfedboy 03-14-02   Yes, thing are getting extreme -for no reason. it would be ...   Dweller 03-14-02   This goes back to the old, old saying. it rings truer today ...   Kinsekd 03-14-02: Garfish '61; I've been thinking about this all day. Do you, CFB or others who have a good grasp of the issue-- which as far as I know is proposed "watermarking" of all new digital music so that it can't be copied or manipulated in any way-- have some suggested language that could be used? Thanks. Craig Garfish  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 03-15-02   This is the link to the nyt article. (note: you may have to ...   Onhwy61 03-15-02   For more information on this subject visit http://www.hrrc ...   Onhwy61 03-15-02   Thanks '61. i think i can cobble together some verbiage to ...   Garfish 03-15-02   I say we all pitch in together and buy every one of those po ...   Albertporter 03-15-02   Kinsekd, i believe that's generally credited to mark twain. ...   Killerpiglet 03-15-02   Killerpiglet, do you know the difference between a catfish a ...   Albertporter 03-15-02   How's this, from e.e. cummings (an entire poem): a politici ...   Cornfedboy

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