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More Details on the CBDTPA

Posted by michael on 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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  1. The bill number is S 2048 by jonatha · · Score: 4, Informative

    so you want to tell your Senators "vote no on S 2048". They'll understand...

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  2. Objective reporting... by Brendan+Byrd · · Score: 4, Informative

    "When ABC News (Disney) and Fox News (News Corporation) discuss this, they're not going to be spending much time talking about the downside."

    That's odd. Fox News did an article bashing the SSSCA. Not that I like Fox News that much, but like MSNBC, they aren't going to skew their story to what their company feels. That would just piss off readers.

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  3. Re:More background by sulli · · Score: 3, Informative
    EFF was snoozing but isn't anymore. Editors: add this link to the story please:

    http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_aler t.html

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  4. Re:Call your Senators by DeadMeat+(TM) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Senate contact info, sorted by state

  5. I called my senator... by chuckw · · Score: 5, Informative

    Just got off the phone with my Senators, much like many others have. It only took 5 minutes at the *MOST* and went a bit like this:

    1) Look up their website here
    2) Go to their web page and get their local office phone number.,
    3) Call number.
    4) Simply tell the person, "Hi, I am (your name), from (your city), (your state) and I would like to register my opposition to SB 2048".

    One of them had me spell my name, and the other asked me what SB 2048 was. In case you forget, it's the CBDTPA (Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act).

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  6. Check out the comments... by NFW · · Score: 4, Informative

    The hired help in DC have set up web site for comments, and the comments are, at the moment, unanimously opposed to the bill. Check it out.

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  7. BSA Opposed to it by brunes69 · · Score: 3, Informative

    The most interesting thing I find about all this is the Business Software Alliance is opposed to this bill. For those who don't know, the BSA is the alliance of companices like Microsoft and Adobe that audit random companys, extorting money from them for failed license compliance. Basiclly, if the BSA is opposed that must mean MS is opposed as well. I am curious why they are not more vocal about this issue? And perhaps we will see some more favorable press towards it on MSNBC? Interesting indeed.

  8. I am _NOT_ a consumer..... by ASyndicate · · Score: 3, Informative

    I am a Citizen. I pay my taxes, I go to work, I try to trust my government that they will do the right thing.

    This is complete HORSESHIT to say that I cannot do what I want with the computer I Paid for.

    This is called corruption.
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    corruption

    n 1: lack of integrity or honesty; esp susceptibility to bribery; use of a position of trust for dishonest gain.

    HELLO commerce committee, you are corrupt and terrible people and should have NO PLACE ON EARTH TO REPRESENT ANYONE.

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