I just found out something very disappointing about Patrick Leahy

[Some Moran]

He worked with Orin Hatch and Strom Thurmond on the fascist Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

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[Capn Sunshine]

5. pay attention.theres a reason for that

ask around. I don't want to tell you.

[AP]

2. Perhaps he was a moderating influence

I'd be more upset if there were no Democrats overseeing its drafting.

[Some Moran]

3. Every Senate Democrat voted aye...

The only thing tolerable about that is that it's no worse a record than the Repukes.

[fujiyama]

4. The DMCA

was one of the worst pieces of legistlation passed during the Clintom Admin. It still stands as an idiotic law written by politicians as a measure to kiss major corporate ass, showcasing their absolute and great knowledge about technology.

Still it's difficult to say. Which was worse -- the Communications Decency Act (which was fortunately overturned by the SC) or the DMCA?

[SahaleArm]

6. The sad part is that it's a scam.

Companies use worthless crackable security that gets exposed. Do they fix it? No they press criminal charges against the whistle-blower. I'm surperised BuchCo hasn't persued this tactic in the touch-screen voting fiasco.