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I did a quick search on the Senator who sponsored this bill and was unable to find a recent news article where he explained his support for it. I don't know en

I did a quick search on the Senator who sponsored this bill and was unable to find a recent news article where he explained his support for it. I don't know enough about how the Senate interacts with the news media to determine if that's unusual or not, but it sure seems weird to me. If you're going to propose legislation with such a broad impact, why not speak up about it? This is something that a lot of folks want to talk about.

flak48 8y ago
They don't speak up exactly because they don't want others to discuss it or debate it.
ianai 8y ago
It’s Chris Coons, a D from Delaware. I don’t see much in his past to explain bringing it forward - other than he campaigned for Reagan in the 80s and later went D. I’m hoping this is some 3D chess move, but that seems doubtful. He’s taken a great move to unearn people’s distrust.
- falcor84 8y ago
  >...unearn people’s distrust That's one of the most confusing double-negatives I ever saw. Could you please clarify what you meant here?
  - ianai 8y ago
    Typo
- richmarr 8y ago
  There's an overview of some of his opinions on this page, which doesn't have a date on it but I'd guess dates from his 2015 patent bill. He may have changed his thinking some since then. https://www.coons.senate.gov/issues/intellectual-property https://www.coons.senate.gov/issues/intellectual-property
- SaltyBackendGuy 8y ago
  Well I could be paranoid but you could just follow the money. His top campaign contributions come from lawyers[0]. What kind of layers you ask? They do IP law[1]. BTW it possible I am missing something, this came from 5 minutes of google'ing. But the simplest solution is the most likely one IMO. [0]https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00031820&cycle=2018&type=C https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=... [1] https://www.youngconaway.com/ https://www.youngconaway.com/ (scroll to the 'Our Practice' section)
  - mariushn 8y ago
    I find it amazing how US managed to legalize bribes in the form of 'campaign contributions' and 'lobbying'. And how this model spreads across the world, because money is what matters most. Hence, extended copyrights, more expensive health care, more policies driven by interests of money and not for the masses...

flak48 8y ago

They don't speak up exactly because they don't want others to discuss it or debate it.

ianai 8y ago

It’s Chris Coons, a D from Delaware. I don’t see much in his past to explain bringing it forward - other than he campaigned for Reagan in the 80s and later went D. I’m hoping this is some 3D chess move, but that seems doubtful. He’s taken a great move to unearn people’s distrust.

falcor84 8y ago
>...unearn people’s distrust That's one of the most confusing double-negatives I ever saw. Could you please clarify what you meant here?
- ianai 8y ago
  Typo
richmarr 8y ago
There's an overview of some of his opinions on this page, which doesn't have a date on it but I'd guess dates from his 2015 patent bill. He may have changed his thinking some since then. https://www.coons.senate.gov/issues/intellectual-property https://www.coons.senate.gov/issues/intellectual-property
SaltyBackendGuy 8y ago
Well I could be paranoid but you could just follow the money. His top campaign contributions come from lawyers[0]. What kind of layers you ask? They do IP law[1]. BTW it possible I am missing something, this came from 5 minutes of google'ing. But the simplest solution is the most likely one IMO. [0]https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00031820&cycle=2018&type=C https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=... [1] https://www.youngconaway.com/ https://www.youngconaway.com/ (scroll to the 'Our Practice' section)
- mariushn 8y ago
  I find it amazing how US managed to legalize bribes in the form of 'campaign contributions' and 'lobbying'. And how this model spreads across the world, because money is what matters most. Hence, extended copyrights, more expensive health care, more policies driven by interests of money and not for the masses...