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Just in case anyone had any illusions about this being something other than blatant regulatory capture...

• pyre 14y ago
  Regulatory capture usually describes government regulators ruling in favor of industry, only to leave office and be hired out by those companies that they helped (instead of helping the general public). I wouldn't call it regulatory capture when an industry attempts to regulate itself.
  • Bud 14y ago
    This industry is manifestly not attempting to do that. The very subject of this article is the laughable state of affairs with regard to this.
  • nitrogen 14y ago
    The six strikes system was organized with the help of the White House, so it is regulation in all but name. The fact that it is extralegal is troubling, because this means it is beyond the control of the people (via their elected representatives).
  • 001sky 14y ago
    Sins of commission vs omission, both are a problem. This has tacit approval as a PC policy hack by the bad guys. Oh, and its about as voluntary as collusion. Or a protection racket. Just enough plausible deniability, opacity, and one-step-removedness to keep it under the radar. But I hope I;m wrong. =/