Send an angry fax to Broadcast Flag-loving Congressjerks and save America

By Cory Doctorow at 4:13 pm Wednesday, Oct 5

Back on Sunday, I blogged about the twenty Congressjerks who've decided that selling out to Hollywood on the Broadcast Flag is more important than getting re-elected. Now Public Knowledge has put up a fax-your-lawmaker alert for the flagloving twenty -- one click and you can give them a piece of your mind. Just to refresh you: the Broadcast Flag proposal (which we helped Public Knowledge kill in May) is a regulation that gives a veto to the entertainment companies over all digital TV devices, including PCs. Even if you don't give a rat's about watching TV, you still need to care about this, as it will restrict the design of PCs and the components that comprise them

You know the drill. Click the link below to contact your congress members. After you've sent a letter, using the talking points below, try giving your members' offices a call and tell them why the broadcast flag is a bad idea. This is especially important for those of you who have a member on the appropriate committee (see the list below). If you don't have a member on either of the committees, your letter will go to the chairmen and ranking members.

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