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-0500<br> Brian <goeko@Goecke-Dolan.com> wrote:<br>> <br>> Who was pushing that broadcast flag ? Who wanted
it ?<br>> <br>> It was pushed by big business, and stop by the courts. I <br>>am not exactly <br>> sure of
the ruling on it, but I believe it was related <br>>to the the fair <br>> use law. So despite some peoples dislike
of government, <br>>it does to what <br>> the people want if we work hard enough.<br>> <br>> At least with
government we have some recourse, and can <br>>change things. <br><br>Courts are our recourse, yes. Free
citizens are able to seek repudiation via the legal court system.<br><br><br>> With big business we just get the crap
they dish out, <br>>and told to go <br>> somewhere else if we don't like it! Don't have too many <br>>choices
when <br>> they all do the same thing and push the same crap? <br>>(isn't that collusion ? )<br>> <br>> ? Is
there anyone that likes their ComCast choices ? The <br>>other crap you <br>> have to buy with the channels you
want ? or the fact you <br>>have to have <br>> ComCast set top boxes now!<br><br>Our choice limitation is due to
contracts signed by government agencies that give little monopolies all around the nation - this removes/restricts our
freedom of choice.<br>I'll choose a different company to give my business to, but when I can't due to government
restrictions... then that's in the way and not helping me.<br><br><br>> Sure let big business do what it wants cause
it worked <br>>so well in the <br>> Gulf and deep sea oil drilling ! <br><br>And that failure is due to the
business asking for an exemption and the government agency failing to do a proper inspection. If either would have
done the correct thing, the problem occurrence likelihood would have greatly reduced.<br><br><br>> And with Tabacco,
they <br>>were KILLING <br>> their customers, so they made product better and safer <br>>by selling it <br>>
younger people!<br><br>It's a legal product - the depth of that argument is making it illegal. Then a legal
business can't make/sell it!<br>(and not "were", they "are" ;-)<br><br><br>> ==>brian.<br>> <br>> On
08/19/2010 12:21 PM, Isaac Atilano wrote:<br>>><br>>>> Harry: When AT&T ruled the airwaves, did the
government <br>>>>step in and<br>>>> restrict those airwaves even more? Or did we get the
<br>>>>CarterPhone<br>>>> decision that gave us choices on how our airwaves, that <br>>>>we
own, were<br>>>> used? The FCC isn't seeking to restrict us. It's <br>>>>seeking to
restrict<br>>>> the corporate thugs.<br>>>> Tom<br>>><br>>> Unfortunately, that's not
always the case. Take, for <br>>>example the case of<br>>> the Broadcast Flag where it was demanded by the
FCC that <br>>>devices follow<br>>> rules to thwart piracy. This is at the expense of our
<br>>>freedom to<br>>> manufacture and buy hardware that can otherwise have <br>>>legitimate
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