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RIAA reminds us why we hate them (gizmodo.com)
10 points by motoford on Jan 18, 2012 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



I just ran across this, Lamar Smith pretty much echoing the RIAA --

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) called Wikipedia's protest a "publicity stunt" that promotes "fear instead of facts."

"Perhaps during the blackout, Internet users can look elsewhere for an accurate definition of online piracy," he said.

Full article here: http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/204749-w...


I've always thought that RIAA and MPAA hate the public domain, but this makes it official.




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