20 Lawmakers Want to Kill Your Television

Macki writes "As previously mentioned, the Broadcast Flag is back before congress. There are 20 law makers currently supporting the bill. The insane thing about it is the fact that no one supports the bill except a handful of entertainment companies. Probably not even the employees of the entertainment companies. It's bad enough they want to break our televisions, but the way that they are subverting democracy is just astounding. Danny O'Brien at the EFF has done a spectacular job deconstructingthe MPAA/RIAA's efforts to ramrod this through, and more importantly, the motivations of the members of congress who are helping them."

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[ackthpt]

WASHINGTON D.C., The Senate is forming a committee to look into why it is a bad idea to have foxes in charge of the henhouse. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) stated, "In the interests of diversity, we don't really understand why this should be any kind of problem and we'll work dilligently with foxes and chickens to see what can be done to have them live together in harmony." A Festus Fox was unable to give a comment as his mouth was currently full of feathers. No chickens have been found to provide their point of view. The chickens total lack of cooperation so far is seen as an attempt on their part to block progress in the matter.

Re:But we'll always have Linux... right?

[bondsbw]

Linux is *not* user friendly, and until it is linux will stay with >1% marketshare.
...
So, I guess the point I'm trying to make is that what seems easy and natural to Linux geeks is definitely not what regular people consider easy and natural. Hence, the preference towards Windows.

Ah, the new "Linux vs. Windows" SlashBot. Guaranteed to be on-topic 90% of the time... but there's an occasional miss.

Library card

[ewg]

If you'll excuse me, I have to go renew my library card...

You people are worrying over nothing

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't expect a bunch of slashdot liberals to understand this, but the current administration and majority party in Congress are all about SMALLER gov't. They stand for smaller, less intrusive gov't getting OUT OF THE WAY of the free market. Things like a broadcast flag do not need to be legislated...

You know, if you guys would put down the Mother Jones, Village Voice, and Covert Action Quarterly you MIGHT learn a little something about conservatism.

Re:You people are worrying over nothing

[grumpygrodyguy]

I don't expect a bunch of slashdot liberals to understand this, but the current administration and majority party in Congress are all about SMALLER gov't. They stand for smaller, less intrusive gov't getting OUT OF THE WAY of the free market. Things like a broadcast flag do not need to be legislated...

You know, if you guys would put down the Mother Jones, Village Voice, and Covert Action Quarterly you MIGHT learn a little something about conservatism.

lol, if you really think that's what the current administration is doing please read me sig.

Kill TV's??

[Jugalator]

Let me guess... Mr. Sweaty Armpits is backing these guys?

thank you..

[Tominva1045]

Aaaah, let me warm myself by the fire of this humourous and righteous flamebait. It brings me great joy :-) Seriously, I do love the topic. :-)

The Revolution will start when TV is restricted

[digitaldc]

NEWSFLASH: The broadcast flag was pushed through Congress and is now law.

It's as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, then were suddenly silenced.

Re:subverting democracy?

[bogado]

So please, before you trash Congress for against "the will of the people," bear in mind that is exactly why Congress exists; so that when the time is appropriate, Congress can go against the majority of the people in order to protect the minority.

In this case the will of the unprotected minority (RIAA, MPIAA, *IAA, Disney, Sony, Exon, name other deep-pocket industry here) is being bravely defended by those braves congressmen and congresswomen. Going against every single individual interest and battling those evil, terrorist backed, so called "fair uses". They must be heroes , risking their career to fight for such noble and unjust-iced minority.

Well, I for one am relieved

[Tibor the Hun]

I had read the title as 20 Online Lawnmowers Want To Kill Your Television

Obviously I need a shot of coffee...

When I first read the article title...

[r0d3nt]

...I thought it read "20 Lawnmowers Want to Kill Your Television".

Might as well be the same thing...?

Re:subverting democracy?

[Paul Bristow]

Yeah, because Switzerland, as a country where the people vote directly on many issues is a great example of democracy gone bad, wheras the USA...

Oh wait.

You can take away my freedom...

[coffii]

...but not my TV!

Re:Fox Just In the Henhouse

[Chosen Reject]

I bet your a fun guy to go with to the improv on a Saturday night.

Re:Fox Just In the Henhouse

[Doc Ruby]

frist pest

Re:How about a list?

[plalonde2]

Repugnicrats