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EFF: 48 Hours to Stop the Broadcast Flag

Posted by timothy on from the hard-not-to-be-cynical dept.

The Importance of writes "Think the Broadcast Flag is dead? EFF is warning that Hollywood is trying to sneak the broadcast flag into law as an amendment to a massive appropriations bill. 'If what we hear is true, the provision will be introduced before a subcommittee tomorrow and before the full appropriations committee on Thursday. That gives us 48 hours to stop it.' Action Alert here. List of Senator's phone numbers here."

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  1. Ok, revenge! by the_stinky_pinky · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Let's just compile a list of the names, addresses, phone numbers and pictures of the media giants involved with this shit ...

    Then publish it on the web. Readers can take their camcorders and stalk these fuckers down, then brutally beat them and tape it. The upload the video so that everyone can have a good laugh and the rest of these bastards can see what's in store for them.

    And you know -these- videos won't have any copy protection.

  2. Re:Eventually this kind of stuff will stop by Ingolfke · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    the right to bare arms

    I am in total 100% agreement w/ the second amendment. If you support it... get the t-shirt.

  3. Re:Campaign update. by suman28 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What I would like to know is, what the chances are of the goverment now using the Patriot Act to start taping my phones and track my movements, because I am opposed to something that it/they might be in favor of? I mean, it is not like, a Senator does not have a stance on any given issue. What if my opinion is different from theirs? What are the repurcussions?