26 Oct
2000
26 Oct
'00
10:18 a.m.
Not only that, but at one point there was an FCC proceeding to include it in computers with TV tuners. I reported on it for Time magazine. Don't think it ever went anywhere. -Declan On Wed, Oct 25, 2000 at 02:42:46PM -0400, Tim May wrote:
1. The V-chip was _mandated_ for inclusion in all televisions bought after some date. No choice, no opt out, a mandatory increased cost. This is not consistent with freedom and non-coercion. (Saying the customer has the option of not using the V-chip features is irrelevant; that the manufacturer was commanded to include V-chip was the crime.)