[opendtv] Broadcast Flag makes a comeback
- From: Kon Wilms <kon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:53:41 -0700
This was supposed to go through today - anyone know if it made it on to
the spending bill below?
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http://www.publicknowledge.org/issues/bfapprops
"We won the broadcast flag case, but this thing just won’t die! You’ve
heard that some in Congress want to bless the FCC and reinstate the
broadcast flag, but how could they do such a thing without even a
hearing or without us all knowing?
Public Knowledge has discovered that the “powers-that-be” may attempt to
sneak the broadcast flag onto a spending bill. That’s right, we’ve heard
word that The Senate Committee on Appropriations (the committee that
decides how your tax dollars are spent, or appropriated) will be
considering the spending bill TOMORROW, and that broadcast flag may be
hitching a ride as an amendment. Without any debate, the content
protection scheme could be added to a bill that was originally meant to
spend money—not protect content.
We need your help right now! If you live in one of the following states:
MS, AK, PA, NM, MO, KY, MT, AL, NH, UT, ID, TX, OH, KS, CO, WV, HI, VT,
IA, MD, NV, WI, WA, ND, CA, IL, SD, LA
one of your Senators is on the Appropriations Committee, and they need
to hear from you TODAY. Click here to find out your Senator’s phone
number here, pick up the phone now, and ask your Senator to oppose any
broadcast flag appropriations amendments. "
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