Broadcast Flag Back in Congress

Tyler Too writes "When the broadcast flag was smacked down in court, it was only a matter of time before the MPAA tried to ram it through Congress. The first attempt in June failed, but the EFF reports that they are gearing up for another try. From Ars Technica's write-up: 'This latest attempt involves tacking on an amendment to a budget reconciliation bill. Since reconciliation is about cutting spending--something that always sounds good--such legislation cannot be substantially changed by the Budget Committee once it is presented, nor can it be filibustered.' Looks like it's a good time to call your congressman."

Comments

Re:The EFF action letters *MISS THE POINT*

[garcia]

Congress should reserve the power to grant rights for intellectual property creators for themselves, instead of giving a blank law-making check to content industries.

What Congress *should* do and what the conglomorates pay them to do are two different things.

Tin foil hat time, people!

[almound]

What is all this talk about conspiracies! Are you all nuts!? There is nothing going wrong ANYWHERE. Right? ... Right? ... Guys?

Many of you have said as much in several replies to obvious nut-job, wacko reports like those about the Chinese censoring the Internet ... or hows-about that one with the Attorney General going after p0rn on the Internet? Politics do's as politics does. (Hehe)

Geeze, do I have to remind you to take your little blue pills every day now?

Ohhhhhh, I get it. This cockamamie story is about GEEKAZOIDS losing your God-given right to infringe upon the copyright of digital content. It's about YOU ... and so now it matters.

Hmmmmmm, ... I bet you'll call me a troll now.

Re:If something gets shot down once...

[NoahsMyBro]

Hmm,

one especially poor congressional class -- CHECK

could permanently ruin our country. -- CHECK

So, nothing would change, I guess?