In today's New York Times, Matt Richtel adds to Fritz's Hit List: the Barbie Travel Train. He also interrogates a five-year-old who is about to buy this piracy tool, along with employees of a store that is openly selling it.

As of today, Fritz's Hit List is going on hiatus. It's not that I have run out of examples for the list. I have many good ones left, and a few great ones like a musical chip-and-dip bowl. It's just that I have made my point and I'm tired of having to write a new entry every day.

I'll revive Fritz's Hit List if the Hollings CBDTPA gets any closer to passage, or if a new bill with the same shortcomings is introduced. Until then, the first 29 entries are available in the archives.

Today on Fritz's Hit List: logic analyzers.

These devices, which are standard equipment in electronics laboratories, record electrical signals in digital form, so they qualify for regulation as "digital media devices" under the Hollings CBDTPA. If the CBDTPA passes, any newly manufactured logic analyzers will have to incorporate government-approved copy restriction technology.

Fight piracy – regulate laboratory equipment!

[Thanks to John Zulauf for suggesting this item.]

Today on Fritz's Hit List: cockpit voice recorders.

These devices, which are part of an airplane's "black box," record the sounds audible in an plane's cockpit, for forensic use in case of an accident. Newer recorders use digital storage, so they qualify for regulation as "digital media devices" under the Hollings CBDTPA. If the CBDTPA passes, any newly manufactured cockpit voice recorders will have to incorporate government-approved copy restriction technology.

Fight piracy – regulate cockpit voice recorders!

[Thanks to Eric Bragg for suggesting this item.]

Today on Fritz's Hit List: talking dog collars.

These devices allow you to record a brief audio clip on your dog's collar, so that your dog can be returned to you if it wanders off. Since these devices record (possibly copyrighted) audio in digital form, they qualify for regulation as "digital media devices" under the Hollings CBDTPA. If the CBDTPA passes, any newly manufactured talking dog collars will have to incorporate government-approved copy restriction technology.

Fight piracy – regulate dog collars!

[Thanks to Sean Lytle for suggesting this item.]

Today on Fritz's Hit List: the ceremonial bugle.

This device, which is inserted into the horn of a military bugle and plays "Taps," was developed by the U.S. military for use in military funerals for which no trained bugler is available. Because it plays "Taps" from a digital recording, this device qualifies for regulation as a "digital media device" under the Hollings CBDTPA. If the CBDTPA passes, any newly manufactured ceremonial bugles will have to incorporate government-approved copy restriction technology.

Fight piracy – regulate military bugles!

[Thanks to W. S. Higgins for suggesting this item.]

Today on Fritz's Hit List: digital church bells.

These systems play church bell noises from digital recordings, so they qualify for regulation as "digital media devices" under the Hollings CBDTPA. If the CBDTPA passes, any newly manufactured digital church bells will have to incorporate government-approved copy restriction technology.

Fight piracy – regulate church bells!

[Thanks to Matthew C. Watkins for suggesting this item.]

Today on Fritz's Hit List: traffic speed cameras.

These cameras snap a picture automatically when they detect a car exceeding the speed limit, so that the police can enforce speed limit laws. Since these cameras record (possibly copyrighted) images in digital form, they qualify for regulation as "digital media devices" under the Hollings CBDTPA. If the CBDTPA passes, any newly manufactured traffic speed cameras will have to incorporate government-approved copy restriction technology.

Fight piracy – regulate traffic cameras!

[Thanks to James Downs for suggesting this item.]

Today on Fritz's Hit List: musical car horns.

These automobile horns play prerecorded digital sounds, so they qualify for regulation as "digital media devices" under the Hollings CBDTPA. If the CBDTPA passes, any newly manufactured musical car horns will have to incorporate government-approved copy restriction technology.

Fight piracy – regulate car horns!

[Thanks to Steven Burtt for suggesting this item.]

Today on Fritz's Hit List: the Athena Mars Exploration Rovers.

These machines, which are designed to explore the surface of the planet Mars, record and transmit digital video and images, so they qualify for regulation as "digital media devices" under the Hollings CBDTPA. If the CBDTPA passes, any newly manufactured Mars Rovers will have to incorporate government-approved copy restriction technology.

Fight piracy – regulate Mars Rovers!

[Thanks to Dan Maas for suggesting this item.]