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Mark DiGiovanni

Software Development and Supporting Technologies

Soon it will be illegal to *not* watch commercials

If the government has its way, this technology (TIVO) will fade away because of this absurd provision.  It torques me just to think that the government is attempting to force me to watch something I don’t want to watch.

Excerpt: “The bill has a provision to prohibit technology that skips commercials during a DVD or televised movie; opponents, including advocacy group Public Knowledge, say the provision would make it a crime to fast-forward through a commercial.”

John McCain said it best, "Do we really expect to throw people in jail in 2004 for behavior they've been engaged in for more than a quarter century?"

Read the article here.

Call your senators and tell them to vote NO!

--Mark



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