September 28, 2008
Sometimes Democrats do bad things
With all the dumb effluent filling our ears and heads this past week, we missed that Congress had passed a bill strengthening copyright laws in the US. The first version was interesting because it actually allowed the Justice Dept. to go after infringement ON BEHALF OF private interests, basically turning the DoJ into the MPAA's rottweiler (because pittbull's are shit).
The DEMOCRATIC Congress wanted this provision. It was the Bush DoJ that demanded it be stripped out. How's that for a little irony? And while we're on the subject of copyright and patent enforcement, these laws were meant to protect the creators and inventors from abuse and allow them to enjoy the fruits of their labor. They were not meant for a corporation (I'm looking at you, Disney) to enjoy in perpetuity.
Posted by mcblogger at September 28, 2008 12:57 PM
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