CEA joined with a frequent foe, the RIAA, to announce...
CEA joined with a frequent foe, the RIAA, to announce support for H. Con. Res. 42, which opposes mandating FM chips in cellphones. The resolution, sponsored by Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., also recognizes what it calls…
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the unique, cooperative and beneficial relationship between CE innovators, wireless companies and the music community, CEA and RIAA said. CTIA and the Recording Academy also joined in supporting it. “An FM chip mandate is unnecessary and unjustified,” CEA President Gary Shapiro said. “These new mobile devices are platforms for innovation and creativity, and Americans can decide for themselves what functions and features they want. Requiring today’s digital phones to include an analog FM chip makes as much sense as requiring them to include a telegraph."