Prof says Digital Piracy Bill applies to Barbie Cash

According to Princeton Comp. Sci. Prof. Edward W. Felten, the definition of a "digital media device" in Senator Hollings's Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act is so vague that the legislation would require manufacturers to build copy-protection systems into products that pose very little threat to the entertainment industry. To highlight the scope of the bill, Felten is using his Web site to compile "Fritz's Hit List", gadgets that record, play or transmit digital material and would potentially be affected if the Hollings bill became law. [NYT]

UPDATE: read why Hollings is going down. [via Lessig]