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Lawmaker Revs Up Fair-Use Crusade

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the might-he-be-on-our-side dept.

peipas writes "Wired News has posted an interview with Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA). In it he defends his stance in support of fair use and against the DMCA and other measures sought by the entertainment industry. The interview also touches on universal broadband and the recent overturning of the broadcast flag."

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  1. Priorities by Zeebs · · Score: -1, Troll

    How about you guys try for, I don't know, Universal Healthcare before throwing money at something so wasteful given that education, healthcare, and scientific reasearch could all better use that money.

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  2. RIAA... this one is just for you... by utnow · · Score: -1, Troll

    http://www.youeatit.com/ I just don't feel like typing it out and it pretty well sums up my feelings on the subject.

  3. WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    From TFA: "Skype is a file-sharing application and that's used by millions of people". Uhhh... not so much