Re: [dvd-discuss] Center for Democracy and Technology

["John Zulauf" <johnzu(at)ia.nsc.com>]

"Yes Senator, the S in SSSCA stands for security... and that's what
America is crying out for.  What's good for Walt Disney is good for the
USA."
   --- Michael Eisner, Disney (received by quantum time machine from
several days hence)

I can just see it... a DRM/TPM based on a federally mandated key-escrow
based, uniquely ID encoding, PK encryption implemented in Si on every
processor.  

.002 (with shivers going up his spine)

"What's good for General Bullmoose is good for the U. S. A. !!!" 
   --- Lil' Abner

"What's good for General Motors is good for the USA."

   --- GM President Charles Wilson, 
       on potential conflict of interests between his GM 
       stockholdings and his appointment as Secretary of 
       Defense.

"There is nothing new under the sun"

   --- King Solomon, Eccl 1:9  

Dean Sanchez wrote:
> 
> For those that may be interested in proposed legislation resulting from
> September 11 attacks, the Center for Democracy and Technology has set up
> a special page at which it will post legislative proposals, analyses and
> other information about the response to the September 11 attacks with
> emphasis on those items that may threaten civil liberties.   Any bets on
> whether the content industry will try to get one of its pet politicians
> to stick favorable riders (for them) in some of the proposed legislation
> ?  There isn't much there yet, but they will be updating it as
> necessary.
> 
> http://www.cdt.org/security/091101response.shtml