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Amendment To Kill Broadcast and Audio Flags
Bruce Perens writes "Senator John Sununu is proposing an amendment, H.R.5252, to strike both the broadcast flag and the radio flag from this year's U.S. telecommunications bill.
If the amendment does not pass, we will be faced with mandatory DRM in video and audio devices, and with a prohibition on the use of Open Source software for such devices (because it can be modified to remove DRM). Time is short, the committee markup of the telecommunication bill is proceeding now in Washington and it's important to show your Congressperson that there is constituent support to remove the broadcast and audio flags. Please see the alert and please use the information there to call your Congressperson today."
If the amendment does not pass, we will be faced with mandatory DRM in video and audio devices, and with a prohibition on the use of Open Source software for such devices (because it can be modified to remove DRM). Time is short, the committee markup of the telecommunication bill is proceeding now in Washington and it's important to show your Congressperson that there is constituent support to remove the broadcast and audio flags. Please see the alert and please use the information there to call your Congressperson today."
Wonder if Sununu's fired now ?
(think about that sentance)
I read the article. It said this was going to be done "tomorrow." Since tomorrow is a Saturday, I checked the date.
June 21st. Two days ago.
So "tomorrow" would appear to have been yesteday--no Star Trek reference intended.
There should be a size limit on legislation.
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If you can't say it in less than a thousand words, it should be broken into seperate bills.
Of coarse, then they would adopt german-style words...
Indistinguishable, Internationalization, Incomprehensibilities are nothing compared to DONAUDAMPFSCHIFFAHRTSELEKTRIZITAETENHAUPTBETRIEBS