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The RIAA's Halloween Tricks

Posted by Zonk on from the surprise dept.

deus42 writes "BoingBoing has an interesting article about a joint RIAA/MPAA move started yesterday on Capitol Hill. From the article: 'Hollywood has fielded a shockingly ambitious piece of Analog Hole legislation while everyone was out partying in costume. Under a new proposed Analog Hole bill, it will be illegal to make anything capable of digitizing video unless it either has all its outputs approved by the Hollywood studios, or is closed-source, proprietary and tamper-resistant. The idea is to make it impossible to create an MPEG from a video signal unless Hollywood approves it.'"

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  1. Digitize this by concreationist · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can think of a hole I'd like them to approve...

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    1. Re:Digitize this by Pichu0102 · · Score: 5, Funny

      So now someone can broadcast Goatse and not be prosecuted because it would be illegal to record it?

    2. Re:Digitize this by Saiyine · · Score: 5, Funny


      I can think of a hole I'd like them to approve...

      Oh, I know, I know: the anal-og hole!

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    3. Re:Digitize this by DrEldarion · · Score: 5, Funny

      Now, abbreviated, it becomes the "A. Hole" bill. Appropriate :)

  2. Re:I don't know which is more ridiculous... by rovingeyes · · Score: 5, Funny

    You sir, must be new to America!

  3. Re:I don't know which is more ridiculous... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...or the fact that they actually introduced an "A Hole" bill. Nice that they are at least being up front about it for a change.

  4. If technology is outlawed... by Zordak · · Score: 5, Funny
    Remember! If technology is outlawed, only outlaws will have technology.

    And that would make all of the geeks rogue outlaw bad-boy types, which would make them suddenly very appealing to women, so maybe this isn't such a bad idea after all.

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