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Broadcast Flag Sneak Not Attempted

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the should-we-celebrate-that-someone-wasn't-a-jerk dept.

Trizero writes "THOMAS, one of the best sources for Congressional action on the Internet has shown that no amendments occured to the CJS Appropriations Bill. Monday, Slashdot covered the EFF announcing a rumor that a senator was attempting to sneak an amendment to bring the Broadcast Flag into law. From THOMAS (scroll down to the bottom): "6/21/2005: Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably." Translation: No one attempted to sneak the Broadcast flag into law." Update: 06/22 18:55 GMT by J : The EFF's new Activism Coordinator, Danny O'Brien, sees this as a victory for swift citizen action. Impressive numbers. Nice work by EFF and Public Knowledge, and everyone who raised their voice.

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  1. Wait there's more! by Prophetic_Truth · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Don't start jumping up and down. This won't be the end of the broadcast flag...

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  2. Re:So what happened? by LordNimon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Better idea: pass an amendment that prohobits "riders", like what Minnesota has done (or so I've heard).

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