http://www.metafilter.com/tags/fritzhollings Posts tagged with 'fritzhollings' at MetaFilter. Fri, 22 Mar 2002 12:26:46 -0800 Fri, 22 Mar 2002 12:26:46 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/15741/ <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51245,00.html">The Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act </a> is being spearheaded by Sen. Fritz Hollings of South Carolina. He wants to prohibit the sale of any device that can play, copy or electronically transmit one or more categories of media unless special protection technologies are incorporated. Anyone intentionally violating the CBDTPA would be subject to civil and criminal penalties, including prison terms. Welcome to the 21st century. tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.15741 Fri, 22 Mar 2002 12:26:46 -0800 CBDTPA fritzhollings internet piracy politics Hackworth