I would like to urge you to reconsider your proposed bill allowing "copyright holders to use technology against pirates" (Washington Post). This is a terrible bill, giving power to already too powerful corporations to overstep the bounds of decency and fair practice. This is not a moral issue of pirates vs. Good People. This is a copyright law issue, which should be dealt with in our justice system under the DMCA and other copyright laws setup for this purpose. If you haven't realized it already, the current system of intellectual property rights is outdated and just plain stupid. There needs to be change that benefits both the media creators (note, I am not taking about the RIAA), and the consumer. This bill is a giant step backward in this regard. Your bill is also in very poor taste, akin to giving Hitler an ICBM. If you seriously consider going forward on this bill, I say you are nothing but a pawn of the RIAA and the MPAA, an embarrassment to California, and to our government, and to the American way of life.
James Computer Scientist, Informed Citizen, Patriot.
PS I hope you enjoy your new Mercedes, you sleazy sellout.
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Mr. Berman,
I would like to urge you to reconsider your proposed bill allowing "copyright holders to use technology against pirates" (Washington Post). This is a terrible bill, giving power to already too powerful corporations to overstep the bounds of decency and fair practice. This is not a moral issue of pirates vs. Good People. This is a copyright law issue, which should be dealt with in our justice system under the DMCA and other copyright laws setup for this purpose. If you haven't realized it already, the current system of intellectual property rights is outdated and just plain stupid. There needs to be change that benefits both the media creators (note, I am not taking about the RIAA), and the consumer. This bill is a giant step backward in this regard. Your bill is also in very poor taste, akin to giving Hitler an ICBM. If you seriously consider going forward on this bill, I say you are nothing but a pawn of the RIAA and the MPAA, an embarrassment to California, and to our government, and to the American way of life.
James
Computer Scientist, Informed Citizen, Patriot.
PS I hope you enjoy your new Mercedes, you sleazy sellout.
I concur!