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Anti-anti-cd-copying Legislation?

RedCard writes "Wired has an article up about congressman Rick Boucher wanting to introduce legislation to prevent or regulate anti-copying/ripping technology being introduced on CDs."

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  1. Oh no! Another H2G2 reader! by Bollie · · Score: 5, Funny

    This reminds me of the Thumb in the Hitch-Hiker books by Douglas Adams.

    If only we could get half of the galaxy's lawyers working on the circumvention of copy-protection laws and the other half on circumventing the circumvention laws, they could leave us in peace to actually code some stuff that might be worth circumventing!

    Sorry. I was just venting...