Posted on 06/21/2005 12:26:20 AM PDT by sourcery
The Broadcast Flag was Hollywood's plan to point its remote control at your digital TV. It was a set of bits in the DTV standard that let broadcasters meddle with what could be done with publicly available broadcast video - even if those restrictions stomped on your fair use rights.
The courts struck down the original FCC proposal. Now, the lobbyists have turned to Congress. Rumor has it that a senator will introduce an amendment on Tuesday in the Senate Commerce, Justice, and Science sub-committee to reintroduce the flag. On Thursday, it goes to a full committee vote.
If your state is listed below, then your senator is on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and you can help stop the Flag - but there isn't much time. Please write now.
For Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin constituents.
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ABC CBS NBC CNN its all the SAME, Propaganda.
Might as well call them all AmeriJazerra.
Show them how much Gravitas Hugh Bris has. Vote with your remote! Shut down the Alphabet channels.
He's Got A Plan
Zippo Hero
Seven Dead Monkeys Page O Tunes
While I don't like the restrictions. I personally think that they will be moot. Someone will find a way around them before broadcasters can successfully implement them.
And, just for fun:
''Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
''The jaws that bite, the claws that catch,
''Beware the Jub-Jub bird and shun
''The frumious Bandersnatch!''
And your compliments to Larry Niven, too, I daresay. FReegards!
Oh gee thanks! I hang jub jub the bird once and get a bad rap. I'm not nearly as frumious as generally believed.
The b-flag is a tremendous restriction of our rights to view digital television.
This needs to be stopped.
True, but we still should try to stop the restrictions before they start.
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