the rix mix

Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill:

For the last few years, a coalition of technology companies, academics and computer programmers has been trying to persuade Congress to scale back the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Now Congress is preparing to do precisely the opposite. A proposed copyright law seen by CNET News.com would expand the DMCA's restrictions on software that can bypass copy protections and grant federal police more wiretapping and enforcement powers.

After reading about this craziness, one of my more thoughtful compatriots in the free form radio world could only write "What a bunch of fucking assholes. More bureaucracy, more useless tax spending, more people in jail for no reason whatsoever, fuck them all." Amen.

Oh well, maybe we're all destined for a chip-in-the-head I.D. & a long vacation at the Happy Jesus Family Resort. But a cold front blew through around sunset with gusty wind & dark clouds, all feint & no punch, & quite exciting to walk around in.