defectivebydesign.org — On October 13th, Bush signed the PRO-IP bill into law, ignoring calls to veto it and pretty clear indications that the bill was promoted using completely fabricated statistics. The head of the RIAA said the bill was "music to the ears." But just because the bill has passed doesn't mean this issue is dead.
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enantiodromiaOct 23, 2008
wait, isn't that the part that Disney keeps changing so they can hold on to their original IP that should have made their way into the public domain by now?
harry8227Oct 23, 2008
If you hold your politicians accountable, there wont be a democratic house or senate as they wrote the bill, voted it into law and passed it on to Bush. All he did was sign it but you every loving democrats are the ones who set it up. Why do you think Bush has not been impeached. Why do you think Pelosi said there wont be an investigation into things Bush did? Its because implicate half the democratic party. You still dont get it, the President cant do anything the Congress or the Senate dont approve of. All he does is sign the Bills THEY MAKE. If the president vetos a bill the can still OVERRIDE his veto. I say throw them all out and start over!
Closed AccountOct 23, 2008
I don't think everything that required time and investment should automatically be free for everyone, but this PRO-IP bill is a little overreaching, and now justifies the taking of someone's house and belongings if they lose a PRO-IP case. While piracy may (or may not, depending on the source) cost the industry money, we're willing to make people homeless because of it? That's really f**ked up, and on top of that, guess who foots the bill for the person who's lost everything? That's right. This should have been seriously scrutinized before being passed in its current state.Also interesting- the Pres. candidates, and how much they received from PACs: <a class="user" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?ind=b02&cycle=2008&recipdetail=P&mem=N&sortorder=U">http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?i ...</a>
gandhiiOct 23, 2008
He may have missed your point.. but he had a pretty good one of his own
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