Take…Your…Hands…Off….the….Remote….

Sunday, November 21st, 2004

More Congressional foolishness:

A new bill before Congress may eventually have DVD-viewers thinking twice before fast-forwarding through the ads and previews.

The proposed legislation would make fast-forwarding through those ads illegal — not only in theaters, but also at home, NBC News reported.

It’s become a blog cliche to say “this could have come straight from The Onion. But this coud hae come straight from The Onion.

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    Fast Forwarding Could Be Outlawed

    I posted on this legislation about a week ago, but here’s another article (via The Agitator). NBC 17 – A new bill before Congress may eventually have DVD-viewers thinking twice before fast-forwarding through the ads and previews. The proposed legislati…