Polaris5
All Hail, The Vulture From Van Nuys
join:2002-03-26
old RIA of A
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Wonder No More
The man that kicked all this off was your friend and mine, President William Jefferson Clinton, when he signed into law the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, from which CARP, the panel that came up with these rates, is directly derived and given authority.
As far as I remember, Vice President Al Gore was part of the Clinton Administration in 1998, when the DMCA became the law of the land.
You can guarantee that your privacy and freedom would be just as perilously jeopardized with a Gore Administration in office. Republicans like oil and banks, Democrats go for talk shows and CD's. Just ask Tipper...she's always been fond of the recording industry. 
Something to think about at the Democratic primary in 2004. |
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Jigsaw
Stardust We Are
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join:2000-10-21
Cleveland, OH
 ·Cox HSI
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Re: I wonder
said by ArchAngel21x:
said by rmartin123:
I wonder if Gore won the election, would we still have to deal with all this? Would this even get past the "idea" stage? I highly doub't it since one he is a democrate and two he is pro-internet
There is nothing wrong with speculation, so long as you don't say something like "Well if Gore was in charge this would not have happened" as if you know what would have happened.
In a nut Shell it don't matter who is in office we all know who really runs the show Its the ultra rich company's with there big money to give away to all there little ho's on Capitol Hill. |
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Siljanus
join:2000-12-13
Chevy Chase, MD
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Gore in office probably wouldn't have made a difference. The RIAA gives money to both Republicans and Democrats. For example, Sen. Holling's "Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act" was co-sponsored by a nice bipartisan cast of characters:
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, John Breaux, D-La., Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
So who says that Republicans and Democrats can't get along? Also, take a look at »www.opensecrets.org/ which breaks down quite nicely the political money trail. |
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rgoulet
join:2000-10-27
Pittsburgh, PA
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"Republican" and "Democrat" are just words used to keep you from realizing that you don't really have a choice (I mean really, what is the difference??).
Greed doesn't have a political preference, and is happy to buy all of the politicians it can, regardless of party.
Whatever party your senator and representative belong too, make sure you remind them that their job still depends on you! |
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sharkbyte0
join:2000-09-07
Lansdale, PA
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said by martissimo:
i kinda doubt that Gore winning the election would have meant a thing in this case
HEY WAIT A MINUTE!!...didn't Al Gore invent the internet?!?!, hehe!, seriously though just another good thing trying to be stomped out in order to subsidize an obsolete, lethargic bunch of corporate dinosaurs. If my 80's hard rock/heavy metal stations are no longer around to listen to @ work, I will be pissed.
Regards
Shark...
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[text was edited by author 2002-05-01 16:03:05] |
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martissimo
join:2001-12-01
Las Vegas, NV
clubs: | reply to ArchAngel21x
i kinda doubt that Gore winning the election would have meant a thing in this case.
i doubt the president even knows about it at this point |
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ArchAngel21x
MacFan Pro
Premium
join:2001-10-28
Lincoln, NE
 ·Internet Nebraska
| reply to rmartin123
said by rmartin123:
I wonder if Gore won the election, would we still have to deal with all this? Would this even get past the "idea" stage? I highly doub't it since one he is a democrate and two he is pro-internet
There is nothing wrong with speculation, so long as you don't say something like "Well if Gore was in charge this would not have happened" as if you know what would have happened.
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rmartin123
join:2000-06-19
Dayton, OH
clubs:
| First let me say I am a moderate but I am sure I will get flame by republicans for this comment but...
I wonder if Gore won the election, would we still have to deal with all this? Would this even get past the "idea" stage? I highly doub't it since one he is a democrate and two he is pro-internet --- hey he invented it you know 
I just really feel that lately our privacy and freedom has been jeopardised and I wonder if there was a democratic administration in office would we still have these issues or at least issues as bad as this? |
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