Today is my 22nd anniversary at @eff!22 years ago, I flew with two colleagues to LA and discovered an entertainment industry cartel conspiracy to ban #GeneralPurposeComputers. This led to a suit that killed the #FCC's #BroadcastFlag order. It was the defining day of my adult life.

https://pluralistic.net/2022/01/02/the-internet-heist-part-i/

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The Internet Heist (Part I) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

EFF: Federal Communications Commission Adopts Hollywood Tech Mandate

FCC Moves to Stifle TV Piracy

The Federal Communications Commission passes a controversial mandate to "flag" digital TV shows with special code to prevent consumers from sharing the programs over the Internet. Critics say the move will suppress innovation.

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Wired News: Digital TV Ain't Gonna Be Free

Usability movment hijacks, improves Parliament’s website – Cory Doctorow's MEMEX

This week on my podcast, I read the first part of "The Internet Heist," a three-part series I wrote for Medium on the #BroadcastFlag, which was invented 20 years ago, on my first day on the job at EFF. It's basically my origin-story.

https://onezero.medium.com/the-internet-heist-part-i-3395769891b0

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The Internet Heist (Part I) - OneZero

The early days of the war to control the future. “The Internet Heist (Part I)” is published by Cory Doctorow in OneZero.

OneZero