Copyright As Weapon In US Senate Campaign

Posted by timothy on Tuesday July 6, 2010 @01:05AM from the so-that-wasn't-on-the-record-ma'am? dept.

kfogel writes "Sharron Angle, the Republican candidate for US Senate in Nevada, is using a copyright 'cease-and-desist' letter to stop her opponent, incumbent Harry Reid (currently majority leader in the US Senate), from reposting old versions of her campaign website. The old pages are politically sensitive because Angle campaigned from the far right in the primary, but is now toning that down for the general election." As kfogel notes, the letter "also accuses the Reid campaign of intending to impersonate Angle's campaign, which seems doubtful, but who knows?"

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I love copyright law. by WiglyWorm · 2010-07-06 01:29 · Score: 4, Interesting

Maybe he SHOULD stop hosting old versions of the site, and just link to them in google cache instead. Let her fight google. Should be good for headlines, and maybe raise some awareness about the idiocy present in copyright law.
Re:Wha? by tophermeyer · 2010-07-06 02:02 · Score: 4, Interesting

Its not stupidity though, its simple downright shiftiness! She campaigned ultra right to get through the primary, and is now claiming a more moderate stance for the general election. This is why American politics is broken.