How exactly does unilateral copy protection promote consumer broadband and digital television? Am I missing something or is it just an intentionally misleading name?
-Mike- On Friday 22 March 2002 01:14 am, Kenneth E. Lussier wrote: Well, it happened. The SSSCA has been renamed to Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA) and intruduced to the senate by Sen. Hollings today. His speach is here: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/cbdtpa/hollings.cbdtpa.release.032102.html. It's worth the read. Especially the part about how there is no shortage of broadband access, but rather, a shortage of demand: "As for broadband, rural and underserved areas aside, there is not an availability problem. There is a demand problem. Roughly 85% of Americans are offered broadband in the marketplace but only 10-12% have signed up. The fact is that most Americans are averse to paying $50 a month for faster access to email". The official bill should be on Thomas (http://thomas.loc.gov/) in the morning..... FYI, Kenny -------------------------- Michael A. Costolo "Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it." - George Bernard Shaw (Man and Superman, Act III, 1903) ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
