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Protect IP Act May Be Amended
angry tapir writes "The controversial U.S. copyright enforcement bill called The Protect IP Act may be amended on the Senate floor later this month in response to ongoing concerns about its provisions affecting Internet service providers and the domain-name system, according to the bill's chief sponsor, Senator Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat."
oh please, spare me the conspiracy theory about power tripping greedy corrupt politicians. You guys don't fucking know corruption.
Pat Leahy is not corrupt. Ferdinand Marcos(Who's regime I did get to witness first hand from the safety of a USAF base), now there's a right bastard for you.
You middle class, first world, pampered BRATS have it easy. Seriously. The true colors of our political system?
The true colors of our political system is the fact that highway funding bills are getting caught up in congress because of infighting over top marginal tax rates.
Have you volunteered? Have you called your congress critter? What have you done other than bitch on slashdot or maybe boingboing or reddit over this?
And yes, Congressional officials don't care about whether or not YOU want it, because let's face it, you don't have any stake what so ever in monetization or piracy of IP goods. So you really don't give one shit or another.
Yes, the studios and record labels are all greedy bastards, but they're the ones who do have an actual stake in IP rights. When you're making a living based on how well your art is received, then let's talk.
Non impediti ratione cogitationus.