Posted on 07/30/2002 6:11:44 AM PDT by JameRetief
Political contribution watch
Strange coincidences of our time
By : Tuesday 30 July 2002, 12:01
RIAA applauds peer-to-peer hacking bill as "innovative approach"
Congressman Howard L. Berman, "representing California's 26th Congressional District". here. And Berman introduces peer to peer privacy prevention act.
The top industries supporting Howard L. Berman. Number One: TV/Movies/Music - $186,981.
Representative Howard Coble, United States House of Representatives North Carolina Sixth District co-author of Berman's Bill.
Top industries supporting Howard Coble. TV/Movies/Music.
And while we're on this one, let us not forget Senator E Hollings. Nothing could be finer than to be in South Carolina and sponsor the Cable and Computer Security Act. Here's the Open Secrets link. The TV/Movies/Music biz contributes a measly $278,534 to his coffers, lobbyists a piffling $195,825, telecom services a trifling $154,338 and telephone utilities a flabby $152,403. µ
INQBLOT Did you know that 28 UK Labour MPs are sponsored by the Cooperative Group? µ
Putting Hollings in prison where he belongs, along with Berman, would obviate any need for campaign finance reform, now and for an hundred years.
No, that is too extreme. I think if any Senator actually had the guts, they would put in an admendment that would allow those targeted to return the favor, by legalizing DOS attacks and hacking into the RIAA/MPAA websites.
By the way, just because these organizations are hellbent on biting the hand that feeds them, does not mean we should put up with it. However, nary a word was said about DMCA until it was far too late. Are you going to call your Congressman and Senator TODAY and let them know you want this anti-fair use, anti-consumer legislation dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead DEAD!?!?
'Nuff said. ;-)
No, no, no. We have to put Traficant away, first. Then, we need to get Toricelli out of the way. They are the REAL ENEMY to the liberal-communist state. Hollings will probaly receive a statue along side Clinton, Boxer, Feinstein, Liberman, and the rest of the Pink O's, once the takeover is complete (next ten years).
Thanks for the laugh.
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