More info on the new copyright bill I mentioned here a couple weeks ago (Link). This is some deeply sinister, poorly thought out shit. Under the terms of the Security Systems Standards and Certification Act (SSSCA), hardware vendors will have to build copy-protection into their gear, right at the drives and the controllers. People who plug a computer into the Internet that isn’t compliant with the copy-protection stuff are liable for a $500,000 fine. Urp. Link Discuss (Thanks Dan!)