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As the article states, I don't think I'm in support of this right now. We'd much rather see broader DMCA change, as highlighted at http://fixthedmca.org http://

by sinak 14y ago

As the article states, I don't think I'm in support of this right now. We'd much rather see broader DMCA change, as highlighted at http://fixthedmca.org http://fixthedmca.org I'm waiting on someone in DC to forward me the text of the bill. Will post here once I have it.

csense 14y ago
If you're not willing to support a measure that doesn't give you everything you want, you're really not cut out for politics. I'm actually more in favor of making changes to the law in small patches, because they're less likely to contain bugs. Monoliths like the 900 pages that is Obamacare -- how can anyone really figure out what the effects will be ahead of time?
- AnthonyMouse 14y ago
  A much better fix for this is actually shorter than the proposed legislation. All you need is to add one line to DMCA 1201 that says it doesn't apply in the absence of infringement or to tools that have significant uses other than infringement.
  - DannyBee 14y ago
    But that would annoy some groups they don't want to annoy. Instead, they are doing the smallest and least objectionable thing possible, in an attempt to stunt any legislative momentum around his broader initiative. This is how the game is played. Now he has to make a move to try to either broaden a political coalition (he has the industry part down) to go further than what the administration explicitly supported, and deal with the silent but definitely existing industry coalition that is opposing it, or accept the smaller "fix" and use it to establish the legitimacy of his advocacy efforts, and save the actual legislative fight for a time when their isn't as much industry opposition. Despite what folks here may think of congress in general and their intelligence, they are usually quite good at politics, or they would not be playing at this level.
DannyBee 14y ago
I'm not sure what you expected past "do something simple nobody will oppose, which may or may not actually solve anything, declare victory" :)
anigbrowl 14y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_off_the_nose_to_spite_the_face http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_off_the_nose_to_spite_t...

by sinak 14y ago

csense 14y ago

If you're not willing to support a measure that doesn't give you everything you want, you're really not cut out for politics. I'm actually more in favor of making changes to the law in small patches, because they're less likely to contain bugs. Monoliths like the 900 pages that is Obamacare -- how can anyone really figure out what the effects will be ahead of time?

AnthonyMouse 14y ago
A much better fix for this is actually shorter than the proposed legislation. All you need is to add one line to DMCA 1201 that says it doesn't apply in the absence of infringement or to tools that have significant uses other than infringement.
- DannyBee 14y ago
  But that would annoy some groups they don't want to annoy. Instead, they are doing the smallest and least objectionable thing possible, in an attempt to stunt any legislative momentum around his broader initiative. This is how the game is played. Now he has to make a move to try to either broaden a political coalition (he has the industry part down) to go further than what the administration explicitly supported, and deal with the silent but definitely existing industry coalition that is opposing it, or accept the smaller "fix" and use it to establish the legitimacy of his advocacy efforts, and save the actual legislative fight for a time when their isn't as much industry opposition. Despite what folks here may think of congress in general and their intelligence, they are usually quite good at politics, or they would not be playing at this level.

DannyBee 14y ago

I'm not sure what you expected past "do something simple nobody will oppose, which may or may not actually solve anything, declare victory" :)

anigbrowl 14y ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_off_the_nose_to_spite_the_face http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_off_the_nose_to_spite_t...