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Senator Calls For Copy-Protection Tags

Posted by timothy on from the truth-in-labeling dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "C|net has an article on a new bill being proposed in the Senate that requires all software, music and movies that employ copy-protection schemes must be prominently labeled with consumer warnings, which is being sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon."

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  1. My Proposal by Drunken+Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The warning should say something like "Due to overzealous digital media companies, the enclosed product is broken and may not function in all hardware. Attempting to fix the defect is in violation of the DMCA and may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of applicable law."

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  2. I will only buy copy-protected software by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    One of the reasons why I have been reluctant to "rip" my extensive CD collection to mp3's on my harddisk as all my friends have done, is that I fear that somehow through this P2P stuff my files will be downloaded off my machine and stolen, so I can't listen to music I legally paid for. My friends claims that you can just download it back off of Kazaa are not confidence inspiring, as I like rare rap music like Eminem which is not likely to be out there (except for the people who steal it from me).

    If I could be assured through a simple icon like the Undertaker's Laboratories that my CD was not copyable, I would rip to my harddrive with no fears, and get much more use out of my music because I could share it with my friends via windows file sharing.

    I support this bill.

  3. DCRTKA? by extrarice · · Score: 2, Funny

    We can't let this bill pass! The title, when condensed to the first letter of each word, doesn't make an inspirational word! Think of the children!

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  4. Re:This is a good idea by TheRaven64 · · Score: 2, Funny
    "because the customer is allways right"

    Sorry, didn't you get the memo? That has been repealed by the Axiom Review Board and replaced with "because the customer is a probably a criminal".

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  5. Re:Call for suggests for a Free/Open tag slogan by E-Rock-23 · · Score: 3, Funny

    How about these:

    It Sure As Hell Ain't Microsoft!

    Open Source: Spread The Love!

    Finally, Something Legal To Trade On KaZaA!

    Copy Me, Burn Me, Give Me To Your Friends!

    Or, simply: Distribute Freely And Often.

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