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  • Anti-Copy Bill Slams Coders

    03/22/2002 1:47:00 PM PST · by Korth · 69 replies · 433+ views
    Wired.com ^ | March 22, 2002 | Declan McCullagh
    <p>WASHINGTON -- America's programmers, engineers and sundry bit-heads have not yet figured out how much a new copyright bill will affect their livelihood.</p> <p>When they do, watch for an angry Million Geek March to storm Capitol Hill.</p> <p>A bill introduced this week by Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-South Carolina) would roil the electronics industry by forcibly embedding copy protection into all digital devices, from MP3 players to cell phones, fax machines, digital cameras and personal computers.</p>