It’s Time to Take Action Against the Broadcast Flag (Again)
By Alexander Grundner |
June 22nd, 2006
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Thought the Broadcast Flag was a thing of the past? Well, it’s reared its ugly head once again in telecommunications bill S.2686. Alex Curtis at Public Knowledge says: “What’s an onerous copy protection scheme doing in the middle of a telecommunications bill? If you’re confused, you should be, it’s a tactic designed to sneak in a regulation that’s been repeatedly rejected by both Congress and the courts.” He further adds, “The most recent version is worse than any before, without any real exceptions for fair use. Even worse, this time it’s paired with an Audio Broadcast Flag that will cover digital and satellite radio too. Government technology mandates all around!” Ouch. Sounds like a good time to take some action on this bi-partisan legislation and support Senator John Sununu’s amendment (R-NH) to the legislation that will strike out both the Broadcast and Audio Flag provisions – resource: see Public Knowledge’s treasure trove of talking points and government contacts to get things moving. And if you live in California (like I do), give Barbara Boxer an earful since she publicly stated she would back the Broadcast Flag earlier this month.
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