Mr. Smith ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> I wonder what congress thinks it has a hope in hell of
> accomplishing against P2P porn, file sharing, etc.
Lobbyist: "Hello, Senator. I'd like to talk about piracy."
Senator: "You mean people who copy music and movies without paying for
them?"
Lobbyist: "Yes, that's right. We can't prosecute these people because
of loopholes in the copyright laws. So we'd like you to pass some more
laws that protect our business interests."
Senator: "But what about free speech?"
Lobbyist: "May I remind you that the media companies constitute XX% of
this country's gross national product, as well as YY% of our exports?
And did you forget about all the help we gave you in your last campaign?"
Senator: "Well gosh, that's right."
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