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Bush Creates Captain Copyright
First, the good news: the most onerous provision of the Pro-IP Act was removed before Bush signed it into law Monday. That provision would have required the Justice Department to pursue civil litigation against copyright violators, effectively making American taxpayers pay for MPAA/RIAA lawsuits.
Now, the bad news: the Pro-IP Act creates within the executive branch the position of IP enforcement coordinator — a cabinet-level copyright cop.
Protecting Big Media’s crumbling business models by terrorizing consumers is now a cabinet-level priority. Witness your tax dollars at work, America. You just hired Captain Copyright.
McCain Ad: Circular
I don’t want to get too political here, but McCain needs new ad guys. His latest ad just bites itself in the ass. Never mind that it just makes Obama look even more reasonable. If you point out that someone agrees with you, and then insist he’s not ready to lead, doesn’t that mean you’re not ready to lead?
If you’re going to do attack advertising, at least do it right. You don’t attack people for agreeing with you.
(Via Duncan Riley.)
