Fwd: [PLUG] And You Thought The DMCA Was Bad...

John Starta plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Sat, 08 Sep 2001 14:32:02 -0700


At 02:14 PM 9/8/01 -0700, Matt Alexander wrote:
>----- Forwarded message from Alan <alan@clueserver.org> -----
>Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 11:49:11 -0700
>From: Alan <alan@clueserver.org>
>Reply-To: plug@pdxlinux.org
>Subject: [PLUG] And You Thought The DMCA Was Bad...
>To: plug@pdxlinux.org
>
>Here is the next step in the progression.
>
>http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46655,00.html
>
>This new law would mandate that ALL computers sold have government approved
>copy control hardware included.  And civil penalties if you don't.
>
>They won't stop until every dollar is squeezed out of the marketplace and
>into their pockets.
>
>----- End forwarded message -----

Any ideas on how to stop this lunacy? Letter writing? Boycotts (CDs, DVDs, 
movies, etc.)? Protests?

jas