Tauzin Changes Tone on Do-Not-Call List

rhwalker22 writes "In YRO, you've got a prominent discussion about a Washington Post report that Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) was moving to kill the FTC's do-not-call list program. You should feature The Post's Jan. 9 follow-up, which reported: "Amid a strong show of congressional support for a government program to curb unsolicited calls, a key House committee chairman yesterday dropped his opposition to a Federal Trade Commission request for quick funding for a national do-not-call list.""

Good to see

[Dachannien]

It's good to see that many other Congresspeople besides Tauzin are in support of a do-not-call list. Tauzin is a supporter of the concept, but wanted to ensure that the implementation was correct the first time. Considering the horrible mistake that was/is the DMCA*, I think it's admirable that Tauzin wants to ensure that things are done correctly, but I think it would have been a better idea to maintain funding while keeping an eye on the FTC for its implementation.

* When you consider that the DMCA was passed via voice vote in both the House and Senate - indicating that the measure pretty much hadn't attracted the attention of anyone besides committee members and its supporters - anyone who takes an interest in getting YRO-type issues done right the first time has my admiration.

P.S. Rep. Boucher has reintroduced the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act (DMCRA) in the 108th Congress as H.R. 107. Sadly, the text of the bill is not available yet on Thomas....