EFF: DeepLinks: The MPAA and RIAA doing what comes naturally, being really really evil, and sneaky.
"The traditional way of creating conglomerate-friendly law is to get somebody to draft a bill that incorporates your ideas. Let's call our hypothetical bill the 'Save Our Cartel Privilege by Unfeaturing People's Television Act of 2005,' or SOCPUPT for short.
Getting backing for consumer-hostile legislation isn't easy -- as you discovered that with that Induce Act fiasco. Also, congresscritters love to discuss bills; they consult, they hold hearings. Frankly, you've had it up to here with all the, 'that's not in the public interest' business, thank you very much."
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