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Former RIAA VP Named 2nd In Command Of Copyright Office

Posted by BernardSwiss on · 3 comments
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We've talked in the past about how unfortunate it is that the US Copyright Office seems almost entirely beholden to the legacy copyright players, rather than to the stated purpose of copyright law. That is, instead of looking at how copyright can lead to the maximum benefit for the public ("promoting the progress of science") it seems to focus on what will make the big legacy players -- the RIAA and MPAA -- happy. Part of this, of course, is the somewhat continuous revolving door between industry and the Copyright Office.

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Comments (3)

Bob_Robertson ·
The railroad executives and lawyers staffed the Railroad Commission, later Interstate Commerce Commission.

The military industrial complex staffs the pentagon and "defense" department.

Goldman Sacks staffs the Treasury Department.

It's called "Regulatory Capture", and it's been around for a very, very long time.

"Who Captures Whom?" http://mises.org/daily/2320/
dinotrac ·
Explains the recent action to eliminate the DMCA "exception" for unlocking phones.

B*st*rds.
BernardSwiss Story submitter ·
Thank-you, Bob.

Your subject-line says it all, in just four or five words.

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