URGENT: Call now to stop the Broadcast Flags!

Danny sez,

The RIAA and MPAA have been jostling to get the
broadcast flag *and* the audio flag into the monster telecoms reform bill.

They got it into the official Republican version, which is being considered in
committee tomorrow (Thursday). But Senator Sununu (R-NH), who peppered the MPAA and
RIAA with tough questions when they spoke to the committee, has filed an
amendment to get the flags thrown out.

We think Sununu is in with a chance – Democrats are angry at the anti-consumer
tone of the final bill (which also lacks strong network neutrality
provisions), and Republicans are chafing at entertainment industry's yearn to
over-regulate.

These are the bills that the
Corruptibles cartoon describe – not futuristic theories about what
Hollywood could do, but actual laws being considered right now.

If you're in the States below, call your Senator NOW, and ask him or
her to support the Sununu amendment to remove both TV and audio flags (he also
has an amendment to modify the audio flag, so be clear you want to kick out
both flags). If your Senator is a Republican, warn them about giving the FCC
extra powers. If your Senator is a Democrat, explain how bad this is for
consumer rights. Either way, tell them that entertainment industry requests
have no place in a telecoms reform bill, and they need to be kept out.
Chairman Ted Stevens (AK), (202) 224-3004 
John McCain (AZ), (202) 224-2235 
Conrad Burns (MT), Main: 202-224-2644 
Trent Lott (MS), (202) 224-6253 
Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX), (202) 224-5922 
Gordon H. Smith (OR), (202) 224 3753
John Ensign (NV), (202) 224-6244 
George Allen (VA), (202) 224-4024 
John E. Sununu (NH), (202) 224-2841 
Jim DeMint (SC), (202) 224-6121 
David Vitter (LA),(202) 224-4623 
Co-Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (HI), (202) 224-3934 
John D. Rockefeller (WV), (202) 224-6472 
John F. Kerry (MA), (202) 224-2742 
Barbara Boxer (CA), (202) 224-3553 
Bill Nelson (FL), (202) 224-5274 
Maria Cantwell (WA), (202) 224-3441 
Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ), (202) 224-3224 
E. Benjamin Nelson (NE), (202) 224-6551 
Mark Pryor (AR), (202) 224-2353 