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Broadcast and Audio Flag Full Committee Hearing
Broadcast and Audio Flag
Full Committee Hearing
Tuesday, January 24 2006 - 10:00 AM - D-562
Description: Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Co-Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) have scheduled a Full Committee Hearing on Broadcast and Audio Flag for 10am on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 in room 562 of the Dirksen Building.
Click here for video of this hearing. (sorry folks, it's a damn RealAudio file)
Opening Remarks:
U.S. Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)
Committee Chairman,
U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye
Committee Co-Chairman (D-HI),
Panel 1:
Mr. Andy Setos
President of Engineering, Fox Entertainment Group
Mr. Jonathan Band
Counsel, American Library Association
Mr. Thomas B. Patton
Corporate Vice President of Government Relations, Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Ms. Leslie Harris
Executive Director, Center for Democracy and Technology
Panel 2:
Mr. Mitch Bainwol
Chairman & CEO, Recording Industry Association of America
Mr. Gary Shapiro
President & CEO, Consumers Electronics Association
Mr. Dan Halyburton
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Group Operations, Susquehanna Radio
User Comments
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axxis
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Date: January 28, 2006 @ 11:48 PM
FYI:
"Bainwol" is an Middle English word for "horse's ass".
Just kidding -- I wish it was true. |
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autodidact
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Date: January 29, 2006 @ 2:31 AM
I ain't watching no RealAudio file. Ah got mah standards.
Could someone perhaps summarize the proceedings? |
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independentm...
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Date: January 29, 2006 @ 2:32 AM
From Old English/Anglo-Saxon
ban = bone
bana = kill/killer/kill(ing) (murder?)
wol = flow
wollen = streaming
...the "bain" element of the name is possibly a change in spelling post 1066 AD due to the romance language influence (Latin/Old French/etc.)
...the "wol" (flow/streaming) part is probably correct as-is.
But I am just guessing out my ass.
:) |
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independentm...
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Date: January 29, 2006 @ 2:33 AM
I'm with ya autodidact. If anyone has links to this in usable format, PLEASE share the link! |
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independentm...
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Date: January 29, 2006 @ 2:35 AM
tomsong usually tapes/records these things. maybe he's around and will provide? |
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independentm...
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Date: January 29, 2006 @ 2:41 AM
SHORT summary of the relevant parts:
Bainwol was his usual asshole self
Shapiro was doing his job trying to protect the interests of the Consumer Electronics Industry (which ain't nesessarily by definition on OUR side, but DOES see the writing on the wall and knows they will loose bigtime if they piss-off the consumers too much.)
Shapiro is the head of a corporate lobby group, but at least he groks. (And, I suspect he is not evil either.) |
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AsiaMinor
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Date: January 29, 2006 @ 2:44 PM
I thought it was just RealAudio too...
FYI, it's video+audio. |
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Capt-n-Jack
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Date: January 30, 2006 @ 12:28 AM
" Shapiro was doing his job trying to protect the interests of the Consumer Electronics Industry (which ain't nesessarily by definition on OUR side, but DOES see the writing on the wall and knows they will loose bigtime if they piss-off the consumers too much.)"
Exactly! When people find out something doesn't work, they'll immediately blame the manufacturer, and also blame them IF THEY DIDN'T TELL THE CUSTOMER PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE ABOUT THE LIMITATIONS. Either way, the hardware manufacturers will lose! |
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craftycorner
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Date: January 30, 2006 @ 5:20 AM
You know what happens in a contest between the elephants and the mice. Numbers win. |
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gfmlcka
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Date: January 30, 2006 @ 2:17 PM
The only things congresscritters grok are campaign contributions. |
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gfmlcka
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Date: January 30, 2006 @ 3:06 PM
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004343.php
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independentm...
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Date: January 31, 2006 @ 11:11 PM
Thanks for that link gfmlcka! |
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