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"Super-DMCA" Bills In Tennessee and Arkansas

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Faxes by HughJampton · · Score: 5, Funny

    Knowing /. most people will just fax him a black page. The MPAA will be quaking in their boots at the huge bills for toner!

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    1. Re:Faxes by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Funny

      "Knowing /. most people will just fax him a black page. The MPAA will be quaking in their boots at the huge bills for toner! "

      Actually that'd get the point across. "Why is this ink so expensive? The DMCA prevents companies from providing cheap alternative ink cartridges. You idiot! It was only supposed to work in our price gouging policies."

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  2. Better ways of convincing political figures by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Friends, we are wasting our time with petty faxes, emails and written letters. We need to band together and purchase a Tomahawk cruise missile and then, only then, will be convince these infidels that they are wrong.

  3. What I want to know ... by DogIsMyCoprocessor · · Score: 4, Funny

    is this the most links ever in a Slashdot article? We should give amnesty to everyone who comments without R'ing The F'ing A's.

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  4. Dont Do it!! by PopeAlien · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't fall into the trap of thinking you can "make a difference".. Don't oppose the decisions of the government, that would be undemocratic of you. They know whats best for you, they are provided all the info they need on these issues by well-paid professionals.

    Just sit back and take it easy.. writing letters is hard. Hey! whats on TV? could be you're missing a reeeealy good show! Nothing more to see here, move along..

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  5. Governor Huckabee by iCEBaLM · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I'm Governor Huckabee, and I congradulate Canada on the preservation of it's national igloo."

    1. Re:Governor Huckabee by schon · · Score: 5, Funny

      This is *not a troll*, he actually said it!

      I read an interview with Rick Mercer about this, and it's one of the funniest things I've ever read.. the story behind the whole thing is funnier than what you saw on TV..

      Rick and the crew were outside the Arkansas legislature building, getting the typical "man on the street" responses, when someone from the Governor's office comes out and asks where the're from... Rick gives them the "we're from CBC television getting reaction from the people of Arkansas, blah, blah (he notes that nobody questions why Canadians would want to know the opinion of someone from Arkansas).. they immediately get hustled into the Governor's office, where they get an interview with Mike Huckabee.. he said he was sweating bullets, because he knew that anyone could just open up an internet connection and see that the House of Commons is not an igloo, but nobody ever did..

      Then, just before the interview, Huckabee says he wants a private chat with Mercer, and pulls him aside.. at this point, Rick is thinking "damn, we've been made.." but Huckabee just says to him: "This here igloo, it's not controversial in any way is it? Because it wouldn't look right for me to be making a comment about something that's controversial to Canada." Rick assures him that no sir, there is nothing controversial about it at all..

      They get their interview, and as Rick put it "got the hell outta Dodge, before anyone wised up."