"Super-DMCA" Bills In Tennessee and Arkansas

Posted by timothy on Monday April 21, 2003 @06:48AM from the vote-with-your-paddles dept.

David Turner writes "Tomorrow, Tennessee's Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on two nearly identical DMCA-like bills. These bills threaten personal privacy, anonymity, and security research. SB 213 and HB457 are similar to state laws introduced all over the country by the MPAA. Despite amendments, the bills still threaten digital freedom. Last month, twenty people showed up at the Massachusetts public hearing, and effectively opposed the one MPAA lobbyist. If you attend, speak from notes rather than simply reading a statement (but you may be able to submit written testimony). Please come to Legislative Plaza in Nashville, rooms 12 and 14 at 3:30pm." And Kraken137 writes "The House and Senate of the Arkansas state legislature have passed the MPAA's "Super-DMCA" Bill, and it is now sitting on the Governor's desk awaiting his signature. It's not too late to convince him to veto this bill! Arkansas residents are urged to contact the Governor's office to express their opposition to this violation of rights. The ever-vigilant EFF has a page where residents can send a fax to Governor Huckabee's office to let their voices be heard. Remember, paper and phone calls make more of a difference than emails!"

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Re:Democratizing factor of the internet... by daoine_sidhe · 2003-04-21 07:53 · Score: 0, Flamebait

That's an interesting thought, but remember, America is the country where your vote means nothing ( http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/ ). Does anyone remember the 2000 presidential election? And the fact that Bush lost by over 500,000 votes? That's right. That's how much the American people's opinion counts.