[funsec] RIAA wants Congress to mandate FM radios in electronics

[Dave Paris]

On 8/18/2010 10:27 PM, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah wrote:
> http://bit.ly/95JGKq
>
> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/08/radio-riaa-mandatory-fm-radio-
> in-cell-phones-is-the-future.ars
>
> RIAA says Congress should mandate that FM radio receivers be built into cell
> phones, PDAs, and other portable electronics.
>
> Is the RIAA so backward that they think broadcast radio is the latest technology?
>
> Why not AM radio?
>
> As I heard once on Monty Python, "Explain to me the logic underlying that
> stement."

Once again, Einstein is proven correct.  The depths to which stupidity 
will sink knows no bounds.  I'm so tossed off kilter that I can't even 
boggle over it successfully!

However, on the off chance that this thing passes, can we at least get 
the little manual tuning wheel?  That'd be a nice, nostalgic addition to 
the next gen iPhone.