[dvd-discuss] Fwd: Re: SSSCA

[carey <carey(at)tstonramp.com>]

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If this hasn't been passsed around yet...
They don't need support, they get contributions:

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib/N00002423.htm

ERNEST F. HOLLINGS (D-SC)
Top Contributors
1  AT&T  $35,610
2  FedEx Corp  $33,500
2  Time Warner  $33,500
4  Ness, Motley et al  $32,550
5  Verner, Liipfert et al  $28,508
6  News Corp  $28,224
7  Philip Morris  $27,050
8  Medical University of South Carolina  $23,200
9  Loral Spacecom  $23,000
10  Sprint Corp  $22,950
11  National Assn of Broadcasters  $22,000
12  Scana Corp  $21,750
13  Baron & Budd  $20,000
13  Lipper & Co  $20,000
15  Robins, Kaplan et al  $18,695
16  Burlington Industries  $18,500
16  Walt Disney Co  $18,500



http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/indus/N00002423.htm

ERNEST F. HOLLINGS (D-SC)
Top Industries

The top industries supporting Ernest F. Hollings are:

 1  Lawyers/Law Firms  $1,215,300
2  TV/Movies/Music  $287,534
3  Lobbyists  $194,069
4  Telephone Utilities  $144,169
5  Telecom Services & Equipment  $135,571

The apathy Americans have for the government was bound to create a problem...;)





> I'm so disheartened by shit like this.
>
> jb
>
> Jeff Bone wrote:
>
> > Ug.  This really hurts my poor brain.  How --- HOW --- can people be this
> > stupid?  Or rather, this wrong?  Stupid is the poor idiot down at MHMR that
> > can't help it.  These guys have law degrees.  How can they be this wrong?  I
> > assume in their favor that it's sincerely intended to be "goodness" in
> > whatever broken world-view they possess, rather than malevolent or payola.
> > But how can they be this wrong?
> >
> > Incredible.  Ridiculous.  Are we sure this isn't an Onion piece?
> >
> > jb
> >
> > Tom wrote:
> >
> > > Just when you thought the DMCA was the end all and be all of legislative
> > > stupidity along comes the SSSCA, Security Systems Standards and
> > > Certification Act. This piece of legislation will govern the security
> > > aspects of ALL digital devices as well as setting out jail time and fines
> > > for violators. In short, manufactures will be forced to make devices that
> > > comply with the government approved security standards and anyone
> > > bypassing them will go to jail.
> > >
> > > "When text files are outlawed only outlaws will have text files"
> > >
> > > http://216.110.42.179/docs/hollings.090701.html
> > >
> > > http://xent.com/mailman/listinfo/fork
> >
> > http://xent.com/mailman/listinfo/fork
>
>
>
> http://xent.com/mailman/listinfo/fork


http://xent.com/mailman/listinfo/fork

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