MPAA vs. Television

Today brings several articles on the MPAA's attempt to create a "broadcast flag" to kill home recording of broadcast television. Lunenburg writes "Apparently too impatient to implement the Broadcast Flag in digital media through legislative means, both Sen. Hollings and Rep. Tauzin have both sent letters to FCC Chairman Michael Powell urging him to mandate the implementation of the Broadcast Flag under FCC rules, according to the EFF's Consensus at Lawyerpoint blog." There's a CNet story about a presentation given by the MPAA to pro-business lobbying groups, and a MSNBC story about digital video recorders.

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interesting

[tps12]

While I hate the MPAA and television as much as the next slashdotter, I have to say I approve of the senators' methods.

Our legislative system is bogged down with bureaucracy and partisan game-playing. The only decisions that get made with any efficiency are those dealing with terrorists or legislators' pay raises. So although I find their goals nauseating, the senators' approach of going straight to the source and sidestepping the whole legislative tar pit is admirable and invigorating.

Now let's hope some of the Good Guys (tm) start doing the same thing.

Why?..

[Bitmap]

would any one care about TV. It's just a waste of time, the only thing it's good for is the news.. and cartoons. And you get not as biased,less sensored, and more up to date News information from the Net. and they arn't going to flag cartoons.

Re:Tried and true solution

[pi radians]

Okay, well, there are very few good musicans, so I'll stop listening to all music. There are very few good movies, so I'll stop watching any of them. There are very few good websites, so I'll stop going online. There are very few intelligent humans, so I'll just become a recluse.

Your argument is terrible. But that doesn't mean that I'll stop reading other arguments.