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The Politicians Are Getting Involved - Stop Them

The NY Times reported the following in today's (3/14) paper:

The draft of the bill that Senator Hollings (D - S. Carolina) plans to propose prohibits creating, selling or distributing "any interactive digital device that does not include and utilize certified security technologies."
The Hollywood media conglomerates, led by Disney (the same folks who wanted to replace Koppel w/ Letterman), are pressing Congress to enact stringent anti-digital copying laws. If you are a voting age American citizen, then as an interested party, please contact your legislator and express your side of the story.

"(those who) allow themselves to become nothing, will have no place on this earth." - V.S. Naipaul
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cornfedboy
1,645 posts
 
onhwy61: excellent idea. i've been following this sorry saga for several months now. the proposed legislation is not only draconian but it could sound the death knell for high-quality digital software. the alternative to water-marked (or similarly copy-protected with an audible signal) redbook cd's is sacd. that's what sony is banking on. FWIW, sony no longer produces ANY cd only drives. all their drives are now dvd or sacd based. watch your back, friends. -cfb
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dweller
3,757 posts
 
Yes, thing are getting extreme -for no reason. It would be meaningless to make restricted digital hardware/software to prevent common piracy. What will happen is every geek on earth will acquire and A/D converter and rip the music from the analog outputs of their CD player right into their trusty PC. Most pirates only want access to music and don't give a hoot about fidelity (ever heard MP3?).
I could further state the obvious but it's supper time...

kinsekd
252 posts
 
This goes back to the old, old saying. It rings truer today than when it was first uttered.

"No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while Congress is in session."

I wish I knew who said it. But it sounds like something Will Rogers might have come up with.
garfish
1,840 posts
 
'61; I've been thinking about this all day. Do you, CFB or others who have a good grasp of the issue-- which as far as I know is proposed "watermarking" of all new digital music so that it can't be copied or manipulated in any way-- have some suggested language that could be used? Thanks. Craig
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