Save Betamax
That’s right. You heard me. Get on the horn today and call up your Senator. Shout loudly about how important betamax was to your early childhood development. Tell them about how you watched Star Wars 54 times before the ribbon snapped. And then tell them that you are concerned about the ‘Induce Act’, concerned and take seriously copyright protections issues, and believe consumers should be able to make personal copies of their music and video without bringing harm to the technologies that allow for those choices.

Today is the action day over at Save Betamax, organized by Downhill Battle. Go over there and read more about the cause and the content. Also, a good article in Wired. If you need any more convincing then perhaps the olde tyme wisdom of Mr. Rogers will steer your ship towards a clear harbor:

“I have always felt that with the advent of all of this new technology that allows people to tape the ‘Neighborhood’ off-the-air, and I’m speaking for the ‘Neighborhood’ because that’s what I produce, that they then become much more active in the programming of their family’s television life. Very frankly, I am opposed to people being programmed by others. My whole approach in broadcasting has always been ‘You are an important person just the way you are. You can make healthy decisions.’ Maybe I’m going on too long, but I just feel that anything that allows a person to be more active in the control of his or her life, in a healthy way, is important.”