Comments on: House Republicans release watershed copyright reform paper

By: Albert Henderson

Albert Henderson — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:16:00 +0000

I challenge the GOP to make the same recommendations on patents.

By: DutchS

DutchS — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:08:00 +0000

And this is what the Republicans don’t get. A threat to liberty is just as dangerous from private parties as from the government. It doesn’t matter if the government suppresses my free speech or the RIAA does. In fact, through DMCA takedowns and the courts, the government helps them.

By: bolamig

bolamig — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:40:00 +0000

This is the first time I’ve heard the phrase “big extraction”. Perfect. I’m going to use that.

By: Bryce Anderson

Bryce Anderson — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:19:00 +0000

Trolololololo! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1orMXD_Ijbs

By: GTMoogle

GTMoogle — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:55:00 +0000

That’s a hard question to answer, as most democrat voters will try to assume that their representatives are sane, and there haven’t been quite enough examples of pure partisan asshattery going in that direction to disabuse us of the notion. It might happen, but really this is just about the first sane thing I’ve heard out of the republican party in over 8 years.
(off topic, glad I thought to copy my post before clicking ‘post as’, since despite clicking it before I wrote giving me an error to write a post first, it went ahead and lost it. Seriously, this is dumb. Can the page please just post the comment before reloading to log in or something?)

By: That_Anonymous_Coward

That_Anonymous_Coward — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:26:00 +0000

And then there was the sad time after it was pulled.

In the meantime enjoy the show…

Report on copyright pulled until they insert clauses allowing the government to copyright all uteruses (uterii?) giving them the control they have sought over them for so long!

Report on copyright pulled because they mistakenly published a report not written but a lobbyist and based on fact!

Report on copyright pulled because they did not blame the out of control copyright being caused by gays being allowed to marry.

Report on copyright pulled after emergency truckloads of hookers and blow diverted from Hollywood to DC.

By: Andrew Singleton

Andrew Singleton — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 06:39:00 +0000

In response to the ‘three myths of copyright’ report being pulled I emailed Paul Teller His is a public address (paul.teller@mail.house.gov) and even though it is likely never going to reach his actual eyeballs I feel like sharing. I tried to be polite and to the point. My success… Is debateable, but here it is for public viewing.
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Greetings Mister Teller.I write to you in response to the RCS Policy Brief ”Three Myths about Copyright Law and Where to Start to Fix it’. To be brief, as your time is valuable and not much can be spared the fact this report was pulled citing ‘not properly vetted’ worries me greatly. I find the proposals in this report agreeable to my sensibilities and even though much would assuredly be changed from Report to Bill it signaled that maybe politicians were listening and paying attention to public sentiment over earlier copyright related bills (Stop Online Piracy Act being high on this list.) At the absolute minimum I hope no harm, either in person or career-wise, has been done to Mister Derek Khanna for having his name appear on this disavowed report.

There is more I wish to say but any wording used would sound idealistic and likely would be discarded. With that said I support the proposed measures and wish to state that even though the report has been pulled it is being read. It’s measures were met with much celebration by the voting public. Then when the report was pulled and a form letter explanation thrown in it’s place cynicism replaced enthusiasm. It has the feel of a bait and swap. Promise exactly what people have been hoping to hear. Then after less than a day distance from any mention of having ever said anything.It leaves potential voters jaded and unwilling to believe anything they see in the future as genuine.

With Respect

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/an-anti-ip-turn-for-the-gop/

By: benher

benher — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 06:14:00 +0000

But aren’t the Democrats Teh Soe-shuh-lists? Ahhh with the brain pain!!!

By: Gordon Stark

Gordon Stark — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 05:11:00 +0000

The first myth in copyright law is that something needs to be fixed.

That is the view of those seeking to break it.

By: Andrew Singleton

Andrew Singleton — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 04:54:00 +0000

Maybe, but a guy can dream right?

By: symbolset

symbolset — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 03:50:00 +0000

As above, the paper has already been retracted. Apparently rational copyright reform is not in the offing. Since the paper has been removed from the website, you will want to get it from Mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?hamegos6hnp3tmb

By: symbolset

symbolset — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 03:48:00 +0000

Aaaaaaand… retracted: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121117/16492521084/that-was-fast-hollywood-already-browbeat-republicans-into-retracting-report-copyright-reform.shtml

By: R_Young

R_Young — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 03:38:00 +0000

You should probably update this post Cory, as the Committee withdrew the paper, and probably burned the writer on the stake to appease their corporate masters. Just follow your own link: they have a correction up.

By: Matthew Stone

Matthew Stone — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 02:45:00 +0000

Download it, mirror it, and circulate it. That someone actually made this report in the first place is enough for now. We are winning and have slowly been for a long time. We just shouldn’t expect the war on copyright to suddenly end in a blitz.

By: Andrew Singleton

Andrew Singleton — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 02:31:00 +0000

And a brief glimmer of hope for any sort of common sense gets snuffed out.

By: mappo

mappo — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 02:10:00 +0000

I feel the same way. But until now there has been no functional difference between that policy and being a liberal.

By: Boris Bartlog

Boris Bartlog — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 01:05:00 +0000

Looks like someone more fully bought and paid for, by the name of Paul Teller, decided to pull the report. Too bad.

By: TimRowledge

TimRowledge — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:12:00 +0000

They’re always on the right side. It’s just that that is usually the so-wrong-it’s-not-even-wrong side.

By: kjh

kjh — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:05:00 +0000

No an election can’t be run on any real issues, silly.

By: David Davisson

David Davisson — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:51:00 +0000

And… it’s already been removed and stuffed into the memory hole. TAC has a copy of the email explaining the report’s removal. (Along with a copy of the original pdf.)

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/an-anti-ip-turn-for-the-gop/

By: Marc45

Marc45 — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:32:00 +0000

It used to be that the GOP pushed for smaller government, fewer onerous regulations and was more libertarian in spirit. The neo-cons and religious fundamentalist groups ruined that. Perhaps there’s hope.

By: Halloween_Jack

Halloween_Jack — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:54:00 +0000

Having a few House Republican staffers crib talking points from EFF and similar copyfighters is about as significant as having retired GOP politicians and family members not directly involved in the political process voice tepid support for same-sex marriage. Let the RIAA and MPAA throw a few bucks to GOP House members and see how much support they give to this.

By: Jim Saul

Jim Saul — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:18:00 +0000

Still, we must never give up, never surrender.

By: Andrew Singleton

Andrew Singleton — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:53:00 +0000

Logic and common sense in politics?

It’s either a dream, or will die in committee.

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:53:00 +0000

I’ll take it anyway.

By: williamhereford

williamhereford — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:05:00 +0000

I am as skeptical and pessimistic as the next when I read that a Republican, or a few of them, propose any legislation that would appear to protect the interests of the average human over those of big corpos. That being said, Big Content has been marching their campaign dollars in lockstep over to the Dems for the last 18+ years and the results have been pretty obvious. *cough* Chris Dodd et al.

Outside of Mittens, the most oblivious Old Guard senators and campaign planners, Republicans are quickly realizing their party is in its death throws. The anti-brown/black people, anti-women, anti-working/middle class, pro moral overlord, stance has fully run its course. Big Extraction can’t finance these nutter ideas to wins anymore. The evaporation of Rove’s 444 million without a single victory proved that. The desire for self preservation can lead to radical changes. So maybe its time for a change.

Party positions aren’t fixed, as the history of both have shown us. Forget about where these two parties stood 150 years ago. Who would have thought 20 years ago that Big Finance would contribute to the Democratic Party at a ratio of almost 2 to 1, as it has since 2006. As the newly re-elected President (who I voted for) deliberates over signing, or may have already signed, an Exec. Order that is identical to, or possibly even more aggressive than, legislation that failed to pass both houses after multiple attempts under multiple names; it is just possible that Republicans see an opening.

If this is how the Republican Party wants to go about reviving itself, then I’m willing to listen, albeit with great skepticism. After all the only thing worse than a two party system is a one party system.

But then again, the real motivation might just be what it has always been for the Republicans. Do you really think Big Extraction wants a leader, that they perceive as antagonistic to there cause, possessing the power to read every single one of their emails laying out the cover-up of bribery, exploding water lines from fracking, oil rigs leaking/exploding, and the like?

My question is where and when are we going to see the first Pirate Party candidate elected to a State House? That would seem to be a real start toward long lasting copyright reform.

By: AnthonyC

AnthonyC — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:01:00 +0000

Romney and Gingrich did a good job with those health care laws.
Nixon’s EPA was a good idea.
They were on the right side of the Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act.

I’m not helping their case, am I?

By: Fred Talmadge

Fred Talmadge — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:57:00 +0000

Sounds like Republicans bashing Hollywood for supporting Democrats.

By: Florian Bösch

Florian Bösch — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:54:00 +0000

Join the pirate party.

By: Pickleschlitz

Pickleschlitz — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:53:00 +0000

I don’t care about party labels. I vote for issues, not parties. Whoever does the right thing, I’m with them.