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Sneaking DRM Amendments Through the Back Door

Posted by timothy on from the slime-blends-in-with-slime dept.

SiChemist writes: "Senator Joseph Biden has revised the 'Anticounterfeiting Amendments of 2002' to make it a felony to bypass certain DRM technologies. The bill has very broad senate support and is expected to pass overwhelmingly. Call your congresscritter! ZDNET story is here."

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  1. Senator Biden is my Senator by Raul654 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Yep, I'm from DE. Looks like I'll be making a few phone calls in the near future.

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    To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.
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  2. sheesh by krog · · Score: 2, Redundant

    "Every episode of "Seinfeld" is now available to download free to anyone with access to the Internet."

    what, does FOX not exist on his planet? :)

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    1. Re:sheesh by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 1, Redundant

      > What I find scary, is people are actually DOWNLOADING episodes of Seinfeld ;) ... [long pause] ...

      So, does anyone got a link? ;-)