Comments on: Second Class Citizens http://techliberation.com/2005/12/19/second-class-citizens/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom Poe http://techliberation.com/2005/12/19/second-class-citizens/comment-page-1/#comment-32450 Tom Poe Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:37:12 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2005/12/19/second-class-citizens/#comment-32450 <p>Broadcast Protection Discussion Group (BPDG), which operates within a larger structure called the Copy Protection Technical Working Group (CPTWG), at one point, had an email list going, and, during that time, put forth a draft for consensus, which included a footnote (#12, I believe) which explicitly exempted the studios from any of the requirements. When I raised that footnote as an issue, there was no satisfactory reply given.</p> <p>The studios' intentions are, indeed, obvious, and your insight is well-documented in history. The exemption issue is huge, and I hope you continue to pursue this aspect of their ridiculous attempts to shut down the empowerment of individuals, by removing technology choices.</p> Broadcast Protection Discussion Group (BPDG), which operates within a larger structure called the Copy Protection Technical Working Group (CPTWG), at one point, had an email list going, and, during that time, put forth a draft for consensus, which included a footnote (#12, I believe) which explicitly exempted the studios from any of the requirements. When I raised that footnote as an issue, there was no satisfactory reply given.

The studios’ intentions are, indeed, obvious, and your insight is well-documented in history. The exemption issue is huge, and I hope you continue to pursue this aspect of their ridiculous attempts to shut down the empowerment of individuals, by removing technology choices.

]]> By: Tom Poe http://techliberation.com/2005/12/19/second-class-citizens/comment-page-1/#comment-51631 Tom Poe Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:37:12 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2005/12/19/second-class-citizens/#comment-51631 <p>Broadcast Protection Discussion Group (BPDG), which operates within a larger structure called the Copy Protection Technical Working Group (CPTWG), at one point, had an email list going, and, during that time, put forth a draft for consensus, which included a footnote (#12, I believe) which explicitly exempted the studios from any of the requirements. When I raised that footnote as an issue, there was no satisfactory reply given.<br><br>The studios' intentions are, indeed, obvious, and your insight is well-documented in history. The exemption issue is huge, and I hope you continue to pursue this aspect of their ridiculous attempts to shut down the empowerment of individuals, by removing technology choices.</p> Broadcast Protection Discussion Group (BPDG), which operates within a larger structure called the Copy Protection Technical Working Group (CPTWG), at one point, had an email list going, and, during that time, put forth a draft for consensus, which included a footnote (#12, I believe) which explicitly exempted the studios from any of the requirements. When I raised that footnote as an issue, there was no satisfactory reply given.

The studios’ intentions are, indeed, obvious, and your insight is well-documented in history. The exemption issue is huge, and I hope you continue to pursue this aspect of their ridiculous attempts to shut down the empowerment of individuals, by removing technology choices.

]]> By: ike http://techliberation.com/2005/12/19/second-class-citizens/comment-page-1/#comment-32449 ike Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:10:02 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2005/12/19/second-class-citizens/#comment-32449 <p>Why does this not surpise me? I am amazed at how long they think this will last.</p> <p>With McCain's "reforms" bloggers are now legally journalists.</p> <p>This law will be a joke.</p> Why does this not surpise me? I am amazed at how long they think this will last.

With McCain’s “reforms” bloggers are now legally journalists.

This law will be a joke.

]]> By: ike http://techliberation.com/2005/12/19/second-class-citizens/comment-page-1/#comment-51630 ike Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:10:02 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2005/12/19/second-class-citizens/#comment-51630 <p>Why does this not surpise me? I am amazed at how long they think this will last.<br><br>With McCain's "reforms" bloggers are now legally journalists.<br><br>This law will be a joke.</p> Why does this not surpise me? I am amazed at how long they think this will last.

With McCain’s “reforms” bloggers are now legally journalists.

This law will be a joke.

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