Category Archives: Politics

Save our televisions

Posted on May 21, 2005 by Mark

Cory Doctorow writes about the efforts of the content industry, having lost the fight over the FCC’s regulatory power, going directly to congress to get a massive expansion of the FCC’s regulatory power signed into law…. (Oh wait, there’s lots of money to be had from Hollywood so….)Write your congress critter unless you don’t mind some movie executive who didn’t want the VCR to exist deciding whether or not you can buy a television next year. Continue reading →

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Uneven Rules for Copyright Enforcement

Posted on May 12, 2005 by Mark

If you’re a twelve year old, possibly the child of a single parent, and likely to be bankrupted by even a small fine, watch out. If you’re a college student who, in a moment of youthful bad judgement, decided to … Continue reading →

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