Digital Content Security Act

bdwoolman writes "Congress is leaving a special gift under the tree for Hollywood's film industry. Just before closing for the holidays, legislators introduced a new proposal designed to curb redistribution of movies.The Digital Transition Content Security Act would embed anticopying technology into the next generation of digital video products. If it makes its way from Capitol Hill to the Oval Office and becomes law, the measure will outlaw the manufacture or sale of electronic devices that convert analog video signals into digital video signals, effective one year from its enactment. PC-based tuners and digital video recorders are listed among the devices."

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Gotta love neocons

[TheNoxx]

Let me get this straight, big business has somehow modified the way we percieve property rights into an unholy amalgamation of lies and scams by buying off politicians, who are busy sending people off to die for their politicking in the middle of a god forsaken desert.

I tell ya, this country just gets more fucking brilliant by the minute. So, let me get this straight, the army can spend my fucking tax dollars on wiping out a school in the middle east, but I can't mod an x-box and sell it? Because it's under DMCA, I don't really own something I bought and paid for? But it's cool, my blood and sweat goes to pay for some private mercenary company parading around Iraq and shooting whoever the fuck they feel like. No, fuck this, this gets closer and closer to the goddamn last straw for me.

Would someone fucking explain to me why people I know are getting shot at for this sonofabitch Bush and his richboy consorts who are getting spoon fed by the corporations to help them rob us blind of our wallets and rights?

"Oh, but Mr. Noxx, these guys are protecting us from terrorists!"
No, the "terrorists" are the ones who figured out Bush & Company were in it to rip them off and rape their land while bombing the shit out of their country and stood the fuck up. God dammit I'm pissed.

Re:Gotta love neocons

[Lehk228]

the DMCA was signed by clinton so shove your partisan bullshit up your ass.

The only poor artists are studid artists, ie MJ

[cheekyboy]

Only Michael JAckson is a stupid MOFO looser who is sort of rich and poor at the same time.
The people made him rich, not the govt, so stop pedling to the govt for mafia style protection.

But it all doesnt matter, usa will have a civil war, all hell will break loose, the fed will die, all amendments will be deleted.
And a common Federation of States will be formed with each truly independant, with ZERO income tax as pre 1930s ( thank woodrow for that, temparary tax my ass you lieing MOFO )
All those old fart congres lieing scum bag corrupt filth will be imprisonned till they die, which wont be long.