CBDTPA - gov't spyware on your computer?

[Frangible]

http://www.stoppoliceware.org/

"The CBDTPA is a bill (S. 2048) proposed in Congress by Senators Fritz Hollings (D-SC) and Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), along with Senators Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John Breaux (D-LA), Bill Nelson (D-FL), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). The acronym stands for "Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act". Note that the CBDTPA was originally known as the "SSSCA" while in draft form."

"The law would force all new personal computers and digital home entertainment devices sold in the United States to have government-approved "policeware" built-in.

This policeware would restrict your use of copyrighted material on these devices -- including music files and CD's, video clips, DVD's, e-books, and more. "

"Since alternative operating systems like Linux and FreeBSD would most likely refuse to incorporate government policeware into their code, users of these open-source systems would also be eligible for hard time."

Lovely.

Call your reps and tell them to vote "no" on this crap.

Why on EARTH are so many democrats backing this pro-business anti-freedom bill?

- Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) - [phone]
- Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) - [phone]
- Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) - [phone]
- Senator John Breaux (D-LA) - [phone]
- Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) - [phone]
- Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) - [phone]

:mad: :puke: :grr: