eff.org — Hollywood now wants their old business model frozen into a law to prevent any technology newer than their "historical" distribution method from being created. This would have prevented iPods and Tivos from ever being considered. Yet another corp. shill acting like a senator
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By the way, this isn't a dupe. There are a lot of broadcast flag articles here, but this one was just published by the EFF yesterday.
milesJan 21, 2006
let's just digg the older one so it gets to the front page that they are screwing the costumers again
designbydaveJan 22, 2006
please everyone write your "congress critter"<a class="user" href="https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?JServSessionIdr006=nxdpgvpcx1.app8a&cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=205">https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?JServSessionIdr006=nxdpgvpcx1.app8a&cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=205</a>
arthursucksJan 22, 2006
@TheQweIt used to be that capitalism embraced competition. Pizza wars, innovation, Hype were the tools most used. In modern Capitalism our tools are FUD, lawyers, DMCA, to destroy all competition. That's my take on the whole thing.Peace!
dawolfmanJan 22, 2006
*SIGH*Not again. Are we going to be fighting with the media industry for the rest of time until they win?Believe it or not, the entertainment industry has actually donated more $$$ to Democrats than Republicans:<a class="user" href="http://opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.asp?Ind=B02&cycle=2006">http://opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.asp?Ind=B02&cycle=2006</a> (Probably b/c they need more Democrats to sway to their side)Having said that, I wish nothing other than a quick death for this retarded concept.
theqweJan 22, 2006
@ArthurSucks:What you're describing isn't capitalism, it's the semicapitalist market that exists in the US today. In a pure capitalist market, the only thing you mention that would still exist is FUD, and then it would be only coming from the private sector. If the US had a truly free market, we wouldn't have the DMCA, the broadcast flag, or, some might argue, even the FCC.What you're doing is confusing an absolute(capitalism) with a relative(the market of the United States).
styryxJan 22, 2006
like i posted in the other thread, look at this analogy:the *PAAs are recognising that their industry is changing, they're trying to prevent this. Well, i've got news for them, TOUGHT s**t. If they get this bill through it will be the EXACT SAME as CANDLE MAKERS putting a law through that you can only use LIGHT in HISTORIC senses, because of LOSS OF PROFIT DUE TO THE LIGHTBULB!!Where's THEIR support of the Candlemakers?? DON'T tell me you have a lightbulb!! Or electricity, a means by which you can move your lightbulb to ANYWHERE in YOUR house!!NO, NO, NO. You must purchase a seperate light source for every point you need one.They're driving nails into their own coffins faster than piracy (which has ALWAYS existed) ever could. Why? Because this bill hurts consumers and will turn them into pirates. Way to make everyone a criminal MPAA.
jumjumJan 23, 2006
<a class="user" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/">http://thomas.loc.gov/</a> people.Monticello, I'm flattered.
markman07Jan 24, 2006
Whatever you do don't sing the song "happy birthday to you" in public. Believe it or not that song is copyright ...