> This is a good thing, right? Yes. Lobbyist = legitimate bribery, and we need somebody bribing congressmen to start voting our way on patents and copyright (

> This is a good thing, right? Yes. Lobbyist = legitimate bribery, and we need somebody bribing congressmen to start voting our way on patents and copyright (among other things.) Of course, they'll be bribed to vote against small company startups getting in the face of goog and fb, so it's a double-edged sword.