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Obama Backs MPAA, RIAA, and ACTA

Posted by timothy on from the four-letter-acronyms dept.

boarder8925 writes "In a move sure to surprise no one, Obama has come out on the side of the MPAA/RIAA and has backed the ACTA: 'We're going to aggressively protect our intellectual property,' Obama said in his speech, 'Our single greatest asset is the innovation and the ingenuity and creativity of the American people [...] It is essential to our prosperity and it will only become more so in this century. But it's only a competitive advantage if our companies know that someone else can't just steal that idea and duplicate it with cheaper inputs and labor.'"

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  1. Holy flamebait batman by damn_registrars · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    In a move sure to surprise no one, Obama has come out on the side of the MPAA/RIAA and has backed the ACTA:

    I'm glad to see that slashdot maintains such a fair and unbiased approach to reporting. This goes well with the editorial opinion they passed on to us as news on Tuesday. Sure, I know that slashdot is not an actual news agency and has no reporters of its own, but they could at least pretend to not be promoting an agenda when choosing which articles to link to from the front page.

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  2. Re:Not Trolling ... by sonicmerlin · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Dissent IS a form of patriotism. But misinformed fear-mongering, blatantly FUD-spreading speculation, and purposeful yet meaningless obstruction is NOT.

  3. Re:I really despise obama now. by Totenglocke · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    As an Obama supporter, how can you be surprised by this? It fits his views and policies perfectly.

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