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Scott Raymond has penned a letter to Chairman Powell regarding the broadcast flag decision. I have to agree, of all the FCC’s recent decisions this one is the most blatantly anti-consumer, yet in the press release it is hailed as a victory for consumers. This is what happens when you allow the wolf (Jack Valenti and the MPAA) to mandate the security system for the sheep.
Interestingly I followed a comment on his site to the web site of Katy Raymond, his mother. Ironically her latest entry was The Onion Publishes Sad Truth, an Onion satire about a 30 year old’s horror when his mother discovers his web log.