As pointed out, this is a significant issue because of the clear non-representation by congress. Any representative who votes to extend deserves to be sent home permanently this election season.
1) Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity (or ignorance)
2)=Declaration of Independence->Constitutional Convention->Constitution
All one has to do is read Ben Franklin's Autobiography and you'll discover his thoughts about patents:
That, as we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously.
We've really lost that message.
The founding fathers didn't trust monopolies or anything in perpetuity either.
Send letters to the editors of all local papers in his district asking how many motion picture and recording industry personnel live in the district. Asking,if the number is very small, who does Lamar Smith represent? If you are prone to get surly then ask who is really responsible for unleashing this guy on the rest of the nation and the world.
The tightly wedded relationship between Government and Corporations is exactly the same condition that started the revolution that brought this country into existence. Need I say more?
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Saw a comment relative to newspapers that might apply. If you are stuck in a dying business model the best you can do is drive it profitably to death.
Toss 'em
As pointed out, this is a significant issue because of the clear non-representation by congress. Any representative who votes to extend deserves to be sent home permanently this election season.
Critics of new entertainment business models
These critics had genetic forebears when the printing press first came into use.
1) Hanlon's Razor 2) Principle, Process, Policy
1) Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity (or ignorance)
2)=Declaration of Independence->Constitutional Convention->Constitution
Read Franklin
All one has to do is read Ben Franklin's Autobiography and you'll discover his thoughts about patents:
That, as we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously.
We've really lost that message.
The founding fathers didn't trust monopolies or anything in perpetuity either.
Letter to Editors
Send letters to the editors of all local papers in his district asking how many motion picture and recording industry personnel live in the district. Asking,if the number is very small, who does Lamar Smith represent? If you are prone to get surly then ask who is really responsible for unleashing this guy on the rest of the nation and the world.
Save or Reboot
The tightly wedded relationship between Government and Corporations is exactly the same condition that started the revolution that brought this country into existence. Need I say more?