Bill Would Outlaw Digital Receiver Recorders

mjdroner writes "ZD-Net has the latest on a sweeping telecom bill in the Senate. The bill provides no support for net neutrality. The bill does, however, include a provision to authorize the FCC to outlaw digital receivers that record broadcasts. The article states that those receivers would be replaced with devices that treat anything with an audio broadcast flag as copy-protected."

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Re:I am so sick

[tarlong]

I know this is somewhat off topic, but since it affecting my life directly here goes:

Do you think your legislators are retards? Take a look at this,this, and,this. Is in spanish mind you so just babel it to get it in "readable" english. But if you are not feeling like is worth the trouble here is the gist: Due to really bad administration that neither of the 2 (out of three available) parties that take turns at the bat ever did anything to fix, our little island (Puerto Rico, U.S. Territory and Commonwelth for those who need to know) is facing "bankruptcy" Our actual governor, faced with the inaction of a shared government, has decided to put an end to all. He has shut down the government (outside from the legislative and judiacry branches). This means that the biggest employer in our 4 million person piece of paradise has essentially sent everyone packing until the legislative branch does something to fix the budget and finds money to pay public officials. The links above are just the newest three items in this rather elignthening drama. They keep playing politics whilest close to 100k people risk loosing their houses, cars, etc. due to the fact the they will have no source of income to cover those expenses. Private sector in response, to this excellent attitude from our government has decided to cry foul, run and hide. Meaning, they have laid off many more. Most big companies here enjoy tax exemptions because the US government a long time ago(altho that policy did change recently) an industrial heaven. So to put an end to this rather long out of topic rant, we are really between a rock and a hard place. In reference to the real topic discussed here, i wish i had some one to write to in the US Government, but since we are anly allowed a non-participant delegate to Congress there is really nothing i can do.

Saludos,

Re:You don't even understand your own party platfo

[Sloppy]

Libertarians would have no problem with companies restricting your use of DVR technology through technical means.

You mean those heartless Libertarians would leave big business helpless to deal with the "If I can perceive it, I can record it" dilemma? The vile bastards!

The end result of a Libertarian win would be no government regulation of big business at all, and they could do whatever they want.

Alas, now I see the dark side of freedom: if I'm allowed to do whatever I want, then they are allowed to do whatever they want. *sigh* Can't we just have a society where just the decent and proper sort of people are free?

;-)