Re: "Analog hole" legislation introduced

> I count 5 Democrats and three Repubs on that committee from
> California. And it's Democrats that are mostly in the pockets and pay
> of Hollywood. So why blame "your fine Republican government" here?
>
> Ultimately it will be up to the courts to re-interpret fair use.
>
> Personally, if someone creates IP, I figure they should protect it any
> way they choose.

Even if their "choice" has the effect of depriving you of the ability to
make your own choices?

You realize that if these chumps get their way, the PC you're typing on
will be one of the last fully-programmable ones ever built, right?

> That's the way markets
> work... if you don't like the product, buy something else.

No. Nowadays, "markets" view that option as a threat, and pay Congress
to counter it.

You've always sound like a smarter guy than this. _Please_ educate
yourself on this topic. There is no "choice" involved, anywhere, at any
point.

-- jm

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