[mythtv-users] Broadcast flag and a kick in the teeth

[Derek Diget]

C-SPAN has the Senate's Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 
Tuesday hearing on "Communications Issues: Broadcast and Audio Flag"

See 
<http://www.c-span.org/videoarchives.asp?CatCodePairs=,&ArchiveDays=100> 
and scroll down to about the middle of the page.  The RealStream URL is 
<rtsp://video.c-span.org/15days/e012406_com.rm>

To bad the EFF was not able to give testimony. :(

-- 
Derek

On Jan 25, 2006 at 02:16 -0500, Michael T. Dean wrote:
=>It's a few days old, but in case you haven't heard...
=>
=>As if pushing the broadcast flag through wouldn't be enough to make the 
=>MPAA/RIAA happy...  The latest proposed legislation trying to 
=>retroactively ratify the FCC's broadcast flag regulations adds new 
=>wording to completely prohibit new, better ways of working with media 
=>(I'm pretty sure that includes Myth) unless approved by the FCC (giving 
=>the lobbyists a chance to add their input in the decision-making 
=>process).  Bill courtesy of Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.).
=>
=>http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004340.php
=>
=>and, don't forget to write your Senator... 
=>
=>http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy?id=205
=>
=>and, you may want to order a couple more HDTV tuners...
=>
=>Mike