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Obama Picks RIAA's Favorite Lawyer For Top DoJ Post
The Recording Industry of America's favorite courtroom lawyer, Tom Perrelli, who has sued individual file swappers in multiple federal courts, is President-elect Barack Obama's choice for the third in line at the Justice Department. CNet's Declan McCullagh explores the background of the man who won the RIAA's lucrative business for his DC law firm: "An article on his law firm's Web site says that Perrelli represented SoundExchange before the Copyright Royalty Board — and obtained a 250 percent increase in the royalty rate for music played over the Internet by companies like AOL and Yahoo," not to mention Pandora and Radio Paradise. NewYorkCountryLawyer adds, "Certainly this does not bode well for CowboyNeal's being appointed Copyright Czar."
Between that and this pick, will all the Slashdot Obama koolaid drinkers who thought he was supposedly pro-tech please stand up and be heard now!
He is pro-technology. After all, DRM is tech.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
Obama wants to change the system. But in order to do that, he needs insiders, clinton retreads, lobbyists, and big corporate stooges that know how to get shit done. Once he's surrounded by them, he'll be able to change the system.
Do you even lift?
These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.
He is pro-crapology. After all, DRM is crap.
There. Fixed it for you.
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He is pro-crapology. After all, DRM is crap.
There. Fixed it for you.
I was trying to add a small degree of subtlety to the proceedings.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
But... But... But.. Change, dammit! Change!
I don't know if you wanna count this as the first chink in the army but the fact is no-one is flawless.
Am I missing a reference or something? Is this some sort of racist pun?
first chink in the army
I think the word you were looking for is "armor", not "army".
Either that, or he thought Perrelli was Chinese...
When information is power, privacy is freedom.
Hey, this is change I can believe in... I'd be shocked if he picked the head EFF attorney instead.
Here it is. Right there after the first refrain:
The change, it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the fold, thats all
And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
cause the banners, they are flown in the next war
See? Its there TWICE!
That is a whole lotta change, yes sir...
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens
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I'm the Devil the Windows users warned you about.
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I don't care why you're posting AC
Throwing politicians at the problem won't solve anything.
It will if "problem" is a code-word for a very large furnace.
John
Obama is the most qualified U.S. President ever. He is the best, the brightest, the smartest, and the most good looking. Not only do I defend Obama's choice, I commend him for his outstanding skill and excellent judgment in appointing this very intelligent, talented, superb, and all around very respectable individual for this important post. Kudos to Obama.
The dude came right out and said "I can't provide any real insight in this decision. "
Yes, that was the insightfull part.
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - Pink Floyd.
Are you sure that isn't a perl program that generates the lawyer's name?
Have you meta-moderated lately?
Excuse me, that's something I prefer to do in the privacy of my own home.
... and then they built the supercollider.
You assume too much. We could elect a different politician in as few as 4 years, and enjoy only 4 years of corporate whoring followed by 4 years of corporate whoring.
Hey, you don't have to turn off American Idol to vote. You can pick up the phone whilst watching!
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