Republicans fire committee staffer who wrote memo proposing copyright reform - Polidicks

[t]http://imgkk.com/i/amzw.jpg[/t] [url]http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/12/staffer-axed-by-republican-group-over-retracted-copyright-reform-memo/[/url] [quote=Ars Technica]The Republican Study Committee, a caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives, has told staffer Derek Khanna that he will be out of a job when Congress re-convenes in January. The incoming chairman of the RSC, Steve Scalise (R-LA) was approached by several Republican members of Congress who were upset about [url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/influential-gop-group-releases-shockingly-sensible-copyright-memo/]a memo Khanna[/url] wrote advocating reform of copyright law. They asked that Khanna not be retained, and Scalise [url=http://washingtonexaminer.com/gop-sides-with-mickey-mouse-on-copyright-reform/article/2515183#.UMC9zpPjlui]agreed to their request[/url]. The release and subsequent retraction of Khanna's memo has made waves in tech policy circles. The document argues that the copyright regime has become too favorable to the interests of copyright holders and does not adequately serve the public interest. It advocates several key reforms, including reducing copyright terms and limiting the draconian "statutory damages" that can reach as high as $150,000 per infringing work. The memo was widely hailed by tech policy scholars and public interests advocates. However, it raised the ire of content industry lobbyists, who applied pressure on the RSC to retract the memo. The organization did so within 24 hours of its release. Khanna's firing will only further raise the memo's profile. His firing is a surprising move for a party that has been looking for ways to attract younger voters. Copyright reform enjoys broad popularity among Internet-savvy young people, and taking up the cause could have attracted the support of thousands of youthful redditors. But evidently, Hollywood's lobbying muscle was too powerful for the Republican leadership to resist. We reached Khanna by e-mail on Thursday, but he declined to comment on the story.[/quote] [B][url=http://www.hyperorg.com/misc/rsc_policy_brief_--_three_myths_about_copyright_law_and_where_to_start_to_fix_it_--_november_16_2012.pdf]Here's the memo[/url][/B]. I know this was [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1229891]posted before[/url] but the fact that he was fired is a new development.

I hope whoever fired him gets a kick to the groin.

Be sensible, receive the boot.

Come on Dems scoop up that memo and roll with it! "no we are worthless pussies"

[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;38896347]Come on Dems scoop up that memo and roll with it! "no we are worthless pussies"[/QUOTE] Dems are pro corp so I doubt they would approve of IP changes that slant towards the little guys.

I hope the Internet can pick this up and have it go somewhere.

[QUOTE=zombojoe;38896408]Dems are pro corp[/QUOTE] While the Republicans are downright gargling on the corporations' cocks. Another lesser-evil situation

Republicans are slaves to rich corporations, and Democrats are slaves to wealthy Hollywood donors. It's gonna be decades before anyone in government seriously does anything about copyright that isn't upwardly revising the maximum damage awards.

Copyright laws only exist to benefit corporations. So it's more than obvious you'd get fired from a political party controlled by corporations for attempting to change the law.