The MPAA's Lobbying-Fu is Stronger Than Yours

georgelazenby writes "The Frisco Chronicle reports: While the music industry has been clumsily bullying its way through the federal government, the movie industry has taken a more subtle -- and more effective -- approach. The MPAA has been lobbying individual state legislatures to pass laws reaching far beyond the original DMCA. The proposed laws would permit cable TV companies to 'limit subscribers to using only certain brands of VCRs and could ban TiVo in favor of their own proprietary PVR technologies.' According to one expert, the bills are 'tremendously open-ended and create theoretical and potential criminal liabilities for just about anybody on the planet.'"

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Re:You are missing the point.

[gsfprez]

and you all called Randy Weaver a loony for having all those guns and shooting at people trying to invade his home.

be careful - you are going to find yourself the long-haired coding version of Randy Weaver. I am.

I have a shotgun, and i don't care who comes to my house - its my freaking house - and if i don't want them in, i'm shooting first, and asking questions later.

I'm completely sick of the rights we are giving to our country regarding non-terrorism (read: IP protectioneering) security. I have no issue with the govt. seeing if i'm a raghead terrorist bastard - i do care if they want to come and snoop and ask me if i have a non-approved DVD player. The former is actually important - the latter is completely none of the government's business.

Remember - it IS the old west.. if you and the bad guys are both armed. Just learn how to shoot, and you'll be fine.