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Tennessee's Super-DMCA Rises From The Grave

Posted by timothy on from the kudzu-of-cluelessness dept.

Tsar writes "Members of the Tennessee Digital Freedom Network turned out in force as Tennessee's Super-DMCA Bill, its hour come round at last, slouched back to Nashville's Legislative Plaza. The industry heavyweights made their pitches, but were thwarted by thoughtful, intelligent comments and questions from the newly-formed Joint Committee on Communications Security. My favorite quote of the day: 'I stand here before you as representing the MPAA, one of the leading advocates of First Amendment rights...' I think I blacked out for a minute after that."

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  1. Re:Red herring by dipipanone · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Somebody mod *this* fucker ALL the way up!

  2. yeah. by Sj0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My favorite quote of the day: 'I stand here before you as representing the MPAA, one of the leading advocates of First Amendment rights...' I think I blacked out for a minute after that."

    You misunderstand. They meant THIER first ammendment rights. They should be allowed to make movies about terrorists chopping up babies and selling it as dog food to the communists. Why? Because they're big. Everyone knows big media cartels have more rights than computer "hackers". After all, which of the two can afford to bribe politicians?

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    It's been a long time.