[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 02/23/2005 08:05:45 AM: > At 09:35 PM 2/22/2005 -0800, you wrote: > >The rule has been criticized by some consumer groups, who say that it > >could raise prices to consumers and that it sets a bad precedent by > >allowing broadcasters to dictate how computers and other devices > >should be built. > > The cell phone industry already dictated how scanners should be built, > altho it took a Communications Privacy act of 1986 to do it.
And that's the difference. Congress can legislate nearly anything they want: The Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act proves that. And that's also why this is a minor speed bump for the industry. If the FCC can't carry water for them, no problem: the senators they bought for the above-mentioned copyright laws can surely write another one... Tim Massey _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio
