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  1. Re:Uh? Listening? by replicant108 · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft Drops Next-Generation Security Project [updated]

    Another example of relevance to Slashdotters: SSSCA -> CBDTPA

  2. Re:NET is good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Copyright Infringement In the News

    But the legal system doesn't work

  3. ...featuring Michael Eisner on turntables by morgue-ann · · Score: 1 · on Tech Industry Versus Content Industry

    music.lockup.org

    Copyright Wars featuring the Senate Commerce Committee on vocals

    -and-

    Rip-Mix-Scratch featuring Michael Eisner on turntables

    Also search Google for
    Eisner
    Valenti
    Hollings
    DMCA
    and watch for the "Sponsored Links"

    Shameless self-promotion, I know, but we've got to get the message out in ways other than forum postings, websites, peitions and email to congresspeople.

  4. Stop the SSSCA Bill by Rune69 · · Score: 3, Informative · on The Customer is Always Wrong
    This bill is a major blow to our civil rights.

    For those who are unfamiliar with the details of the bill, you will find them here

    Also, please sign the online petition that is posted online here
    It would also be good if you write your elected officials, but at least add your name to the petition.

    The future you save just might be your own...

  5. Need to stop this by loopyfx · · Score: 1 · on SSSCA Hearing

    There is an online petition to stop this at stoppoliceware.org. It also has ways to find contact information of your legislator, get the word out.

  6. A proposal on the SSSCA: by Anonynnous+Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting · on Slashback: Decade, Fragmentation, RDRAM
    We give the industry their SSSCA, lock up all the hardware, and outlaw all operating systems except DRM-OS.

    Since this will now result in the total demise of copyright infringement, the movie, recording, and video game industries then immediately pay taxes on the hojillions of dollars they claim to be losing per year, at the prevailing highest corporate tax rate, with no writeoffs on this amount. These additional taxes should be a small price for industry to pay for the increased profits that would result from all that sudden demand now that their material isn't available for copying in digital form, now that general purpose computers would be outlawed.

    Oh--you mean they aren't going to sell all that, because the people they claimed as having been costing them money wouldn't have bought the product anyway? That's OK--we can just sell the assets of the companies benefiting from the SSSCA to take care of the taxes, then.

  7. A proposal: by Anonynnous+Coward · · Score: 1 · on Tech Industry To Hollywood: Slow Down, Camper
    We give the industry their SSSCA, lock up all the hardware, and outlaw all operating systems except DRM-OS .

    Since this will now result in the total demise of copyright infringement, the movie, recording, and video game industries then immediately pay taxes on the hojillions of dollars they claim to be losing per year, at the prevailing highest corporate tax rate, with no writeoffs on this amount. These additional taxes should be a small price for industry to pay for the increased profits that would result from all that sudden demand now that their material isn't available for copying in digital form, now that general purpose computers would be outlawed.

    Oh--you mean they aren't going to sell all that, because the people they claimed as having been costing them money wouldn't have bought the product anyway? That's OK--we can just sell the assets of the companies benefiting from the SSSCA to take care of the taxes, then.

  8. Re:The GNU PC by base3 · · Score: 2, Insightful · on MPAA Wants Copy-Controlled PCs
    For the last two years, OpenCores [opencores.org] has been designing a PC (among other things) from raw gates. The design is covered by a GNU license.

    The building of and trafficking in which will be illegal if Jack Valenti, his minions, and his purchased legislators get their way.

  9. Anti-SSSCA petition by sheetsda · · Score: 2 · on SSSCA Hearings Postponed Under Heavy Opposition

    Knowing the /. crowd this has probably already been posted, so forgive the redundancy, but for any who are unaware there is an anti-SSSCA petition here. It was at about 18,000 signatures when I signed. (wouldn't it be interesting if we could get it slashdotted?)

  10. Anti-SSSCA site online by DonPavlish · · Score: 1 · on Senator Hollings and the SSSCA

    Hi everyone, I've put together a web site to combat the SSSCA: http://www.StopPoliceware.org This site has links to a petition opposing the bill, the text of the bill itself, and links to articles on the web. Please help spread the word! - Don