Super DMCA Bill In Tennessee

fowlerserpent writes "Middle Tennessee State University's student newspaper Sidelines reports the Super DMCA bill is the hot topic in the state legislature. After a fierce debate the bill has been amended to take the edge off. The Tennessee Digital Freedom Network caught the telecom lobby in the state offguard last year when they put up fierce opposition to the legislation. The original bill would have even made firewall illegal in your home or to be sold in the state, so some of the opponents say."

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Is this the one?

[AtariAmarok]

Is this the one with the exploding headphones that can get detonated if you listen to unauthorized music files?

"crying about it"

[zeugma-amp]

Here's what one of the legislooters had to say about it: "He came up with a bill that sent a lot of people crying to my office, so he must have done a pretty good job."

The thought never occurs to him that the reason a bunch of people are 'crying' about it is because it's yet another lame attempt at legislation drafted by a bunch of government goons who are completely clueless about technology.

The bright side of any legislation like this, is it really helps to grease the funds coming into the campaign coffers. That's why certain regulatory legislation comes up before congress every couple of years, so the lobbies of one side, the other, or both(!) can 'contribute' to make sure the legislootion never sees the light of day.