March 23, 2002

Hollings introduces Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA). Formerly known as the SSSCA, the bill "prohibits the sale or distribution of nearly any kind of electronic device -- unless that device includes copy-protection standards to be set by the federal government." (Quote from Wired.) This page is collecting links to materials, including the text of the bill (S. 2048) and various press releases.

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