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This is truly a waste of humanity's time. Edit: Check out the guy in the back on his iphone most likely looking at some form of "infringing content."
This is truly a waste of humanity's time. Edit: Check out the guy in the back on his iphone most likely looking at some form of "infringing content."
It is. I believe heavyweights like Google won't let them get away with this. They have lobbyists too.
This is not looking good brothers on the otherside of the sea. What i read today is a 5to1 debate :/ and i got a horriable feeling the nervous looking girl might be the 1 against :/
stream is broken for me
Quality is unbearable.
Content is, too, I imagine.
Compared to some other hearings, the reps asking questions seem legitimately interested in making the bill suck a lot less. Time will tell, I suppose, and it sucks that this bill made it this far, but I'd highly recommend watching the feed if you care about the outcome.
For example, your next letter to your elected representative could reference specific content of the discussion rather than rehashing something that was talked about. Nothing says "I care" like "I cared enough to sit through the same hearing you did."
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It is. I believe heavyweights like Google won't let them get away with this. They have lobbyists too.
There are also heavyweights like Microsoft who are sponsoring the bill. My guess is there are still more money being invested to make this a reality than otherwise.
Don't you think people who ought to know better should be opposing this bill? If we could get Bill Gate on board, that would be great. I mean, he already have billion of dollars, why should he care about making more money?
I'm listening currently (11:43a EST) and they're quoting cyber security experts about how it could undermine security. From consumer union groups about how it affects consumer safety, from venture capitalists about how it can stifle innovation. A lady right now is addressing how it's an issue that they don't have any technical expertise on the panel. It's not ALL madness..