The first time I saw it on /. it didn't have that last edit on the post. Terry Stockdale wrote:
> Actually, that's not what the Slashdot article says: > http://politics.slashdot.org/politics/05/06/22/147259.shtml?tid=103&tid=219 > > > There's a lot of difference between "rumor says it's going to happen > Tuesday" and "it didn't happen because of the faxes, emails, phone > calls and mails" (my words, paraphrased from the EFF article below). > > The latest update on the above Slashdot message (6/22/05 18:55GMT says > "The EFF's new Activism Coordinator, Danny O'Brien, sees this as a > <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/003730.php>victory for swift > citizen action. Impressive numbers. Nice work by EFF and Public > Knowledge, and everyone who raised their voice. " > > Check out the EFF article today for a view with more perspective: > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/003730.php > I particularly like the line: "It's a stretch to make Broadcast Flag > legislation sound like anything but what it is: "The Break Your > Constituents' TV Sets Bill of 2005." > > -- > Terry Stockdale -- Baton Rouge, LA > My main website: http://www.TerryStockdale.com > Free newletter: http://www.TerrysComputerTips.com > > > At 02:40 PM 6/22/2005, Andrew wrote: > >> Slashdot is reporting that is fake, and http://thomas.loc.gov/ reports >> there were no such amendments added. >> >> >> On 6/21/05, John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Rumor has it that someone on the senate appropriations committee is >> going to try and sneak an amendment in to make the broadcast flag >> (DRM in digital television broadcasts) law this week. >> > >> > The EFF has an action alert where - if you are from Alabama, >> Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, >> > Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, >> > Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New >> > Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Philadelphia, South Dakota, >> > Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, or >> > Wisconsin - you can contact your senator on the committee, and tell >> them to stop the amendment. >> > To take action on this issue, click on the link below: >> > >> https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?s_oo=_61ApHFXCfSOedMU4eRZ3w..&id=145 >> >> >> > If the text above does not appear as a link or it wraps across >> multiple lines, then copy and paste it into the address area of your >> browser. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > General mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
