Comments on: Save Betamax

Save Betamax

seanyboy — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 04:42:43 -0800

By: pmurray63

pmurray63 — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 06:41:36 -0800

seanyboy, without providing a little context and explanation in your FPP, I fear that no one will bother with it. They'll just think it's people with old Betamax VCRs who are tilting at windmills. "The short version: We're organizing a call-in day to Congress on September 14 to oppose new legislation that would undermine the Betamax decision (INDUCE Act)."

By: Grod

Grod — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 07:01:38 -0800

The Betamax ruling is the only thing that protects your right to own a VCR, tape recorder, CD-burner, DVD-burner, iPod, or TiVo. It's that important. But new legislation that's being pushed through the Senate by lobbyists for the music and movie industries would override the Betamax decision and create a huge liability for any business that makes products which can copy sound or video.

By: ed\26h

ed\26h — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:45:48 -0800

Seems quite a counterproductive thing to call your campaign :/

By: seanyboy

seanyboy — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 09:24:37 -0800

I'll email #1, and see if he can update me...