Re: [vox] Fwd: Release: Copyright Protection Law (fwd)

[Joel Baumert <kendeMAPSr@geeksource.net>]

This bill would be impossible to effectively implement
because of legacy hardware and the pure existence of 
general purpose computing.  That and any encryption or
watermarking would be too large a target for academia
or people that are not bound by U.S. law.

<obviously causing=trouble>
Got to love the Libertarians... I agree with them more
often than not, too bad they usually only have an 
icecube's chance in hell for most political offices.  
Many times a vote for their candidate is a wasted vote, 
though it may cancel out a wasted vote for Nader :-).
</obviously>

Joel

On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 09:06:47PM -0700, R. Douglas Barbieri wrote:
> Here's the Libertarian Party's official line about the CBDTPA.
> 
> -- 
> R. Douglas Barbieri
> doug@dooglio.net
> www.dooglio.net
> 

> X-Apparently-To: dougbarbieri@yahoo.com via web13807.mail.yahoo.com; 10 Apr 2002 17:19:57 -0700 (PDT)
> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:05:25 -0400 (EDT)
> To: announce@hq.lp.org
> Subject: Release: Copyright Protection Law
> From: Libertarian Party Announcements <owner-announce@lp.org>
> Reply-To: owner-announce@lp.org
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> ===============================
> NEWS FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY
> 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite 100
> Washington DC 20037
> World Wide Web: http://www.LP.org
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> For release: April 10, 2002
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> For additional information:
> George Getz, Press Secretary
> Phone: (202) 333-0008 Ext. 222
> E-Mail: pressreleases@hq.LP.org
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> 
> New copyright protection bill would turn
> government into entertainment 'rent-a-cop'
> 
> WASHINGTON, DC -- The Consumer Broadband and Digital Television 
> Promotion Act (CBDTPA), a bill that would supposedly reduce digital 
> piracy, should be rejected by Congress because it would turn the 
> government into a "rent-a-cop" for the entertainment industry, the 
> Libertarian Party said today.
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