The Watcher

Along with the discussion at Musing's musings and by Scooter regarding the force feeding of ads on consumers, to wit:

The bill would also permit people to use technology to skip objectionable content -- like a gory or sexually explicit scene -- in films, a right that consumers already have. However, under the proposed language, viewers would not be allowed to use software or devices to skip commericals or promotional announcements "that would otherwise be performed or displayed before, during or after the performance of the motion picture," like the previews on a DVD. ...

comes this little ditty:

The Recording Industry Association of America vigorously defended the bill, saying it would provide a "common sense set of tools that will help law enforcement better deter and prosecute theft."

It's the Recording Industry Association, not recording artists that are pushing for the legislation. In other words, god forbid that music should be played and heard freely because some shitass middleman publisher has to get rich as the go-between. And now they want to make it a crime to skip commercials on DVDs. Yeah right, and they can sue me for singing Happy Birthday to my daughter too.

If this is the "freedom" America is hoping to spread around the world, no wonder they don't want it.