On Monday 11 August 2003 07:39 pm, Dow Mathis wrote: > Well, I did a search on the Senate website ( http://www.senate.gov ) and > that bill is from the 107th session. We're in the 108th session now. > Also, a search of the "Public and Private Laws, 107th Congress" ( > http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/search.html )makes no mention of the phrase > "Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act," three mentions > of the number "2048" ( public law numbers 107-179, 107-288, and 107-110, > none of which have anything to do with digital anything), and no mention of > the phrase "S. 2048." So I guess that it didn't pass. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of crak600 > Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 3:36 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] Government trying to control our computers - OT but > Important > > > http://stoppoliceware.org/ > > if this has been posted already, i apologize. i'm so behind with all the > mail > from the group, it's overwhelming at times. anyway, this is very important > to everyone. i'm not having the government control what i do with my > computer. guess it's time to buy a DVD drive before all this stuff goes > into > effect, not that my intent is to do anything illegial or do any copyright > violations with it, but i want to be able to do what i want to do when i > want > to do it with my computer.
The bill was authored by Sen. Hollings (D - Disney). It would have required that _every_ digital device contain a means of preventing the copying of _any_ copyrighted material. (Can you say "unintended consequences", boys and girls?) Luckily, old Fritz realized what a piece of crap the folks at Disney had asked him to sponsor, and allowed the bill to die. -- cmg
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
