More Details on the CBDTPA

Posted by michael on Friday March 22, 2002 @11:59AM from the only-the-beginning dept.

Gemini and many others wrote in with still more info regarding CBDTPA, formerly the SSSCA. Wired has a story. Cryptome has transcribed the text. The Senate Judiciary Committee has a web-form where you can submit comments (although directly contacting your representatives may be better). IMHO, the best thing people can do is explain to less-knowledgeable folks exactly what is at stake. When ABC News (Disney) and Fox News (News Corporation) discuss this, they're not going to be spending much time talking about the downside. Update: 03/23 00:55 GMT by M : EFF has an alert with a sample letter to Congress and background on the issue.

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Advantages by zapfie · 2002-03-22 12:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Probably the largest advantage the CBDTPA gives corporations over the SSSCA is that it is extremely hard to pronounce or remember, and is sufficiently long enough to keep it from coming up in day-to-day conversation.

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1. Re:Advantages by trudyscousin · 2002-03-22 12:29 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  It's easy to remember. Just think of Porky Pig saying it:
  
  "see bee-dee tee pee-...uh, A."
  
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