Tech Legislation: The Digital Dirty Dozen

Posted by timothy on Monday March 4, 2002 @04:32PM from the you're-free-to-choose-a-grain-of-salt dept.

vwalke writes: "The libertarian think tank, Cato Institute, recently released a summary of the worst Tech Legislative Measures of the 107th congress. A few of the bills receiving honors: another breakup of the telecommunications system (S. 1364), regulation on electronic advertising and marketing activities (S.792 and H.R. 2246), authorization of a multi-state Internet tax cartel (S.512 and H.R. 1410), regulation of unsolicited e-mail (H.R. 718), requiring non-discriminatory licensing of online content like movies and music while also mandating copy protection schemes (H.R. 2724), prohibition of online gambling (H.R. 556 and H.R. 3215), and creation of a broadband tax credit (S. 88 and H.R. 267). A very detailed, informative analysis. Keep in mind it's coming with a libertarian slant."

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Wot no SSSCA? by cabalamat2 · 2002-03-04 23:57 · Score: 3, Interesting

I see no mention of the SSSCA or DMCA.

The Cato institute supposedly favours "liberty" - their slogan is "25 years of advancing liberty". But that apparently doesn't include the liberty to help blind people read electronic books. Nor does it include the liberty to use Linux.