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Industry Divided Over SSSCA

Posted by timothy on from the hope-that-it's-long-division dept.

CBravo writes: "The EE Times has a story that talks about the SSSCA and how it divides the industry. Short part:'If approved, the law would be enforceable under federal regulations and could dramatically alter the way system OEMs design and develop PCs, TVs, set-tops or other digital appliances with embedded microprocessors, according to industry sources familiar with the Hollings proposal. The motion-picture industry, with the Disney and Fox studios in the lead, backs the legislation.'" If you thought the DMCA was bad, look out -- the SSSCA would inject far more control into a wide range of electronic devices.

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  1. Lets all be afraid. by Bowie+J.+Poag · · Score: 1, Flamebait


    Heaven forbid anyone modifies the internal design of my television! You YRO hippies make it sound like I wont be able to watch "all my favorite shows on the WB" without a masters degree in industrial-strength crypto. Give it a rest, and come back to the real world where no ones out to get you.

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    Bowie J. Poag

  2. Hey... Go for it... by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Go for it. For all the rest of the world cares.

    For years, non-americans has seen the USA as a big movie itself, and relinquishing the control of all data-processing devices to Hollywood merely confirms this fact.

    This ultimately proves that the United States of America is nothing but a bullshit country.

    That's fine, then, the rest of the world will happily ignore the US.