MORE ON TENNESSEE’S LOUSY “SUPER-DMCA” LEGISLATION, which would make you a felon for installing TiVo without the cable company’s permission:

The House Budget Subcommittee hearing on HB457 has been moved up to TOMORROW, May 20th, at 10:00am! This also the same day that the Senate Judiciary Committee meets at 3:30pm. We fully expect the bills supporters may also try some fancy footwork througout tomorrow to lead astray any opponents of the legislation so that it might move on through to the General Assembly.

I don’t know why this hasn’t gotten more attention from the state’s mainstream media, but perhaps some folks will show up and ask tough questions at the hearing tomorrow. People should start with this question asked by the Rocky Mountain News:

Did you get permission from your cable company before you bought your kids a new VCR? Did your telephone company say you could use a modem to log on to the Internet? Did your Internet service provider give written approval for your Webcam?

Do you think you should have to ask them?

Perhaps some media folks might ask the legislators if they think the voters think they should have to ask permission.