George’s Blog

Dear Victoria Espinel, the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator,

I’ll keep this pretty concise:

Recently, the GAO unleashed the knowledge that basically confirming the old adage that 90% of statistics are crap that was made up on the spot. This applies to numbers describing the “damages” the entertainment industry has suffered.

Now, I’m not condoning piracy. Nobody in their right mind should. But I should be able to rip my DVD’s to watch them on my iPod.
I should be able to go through customs without my computer or iPod being searched for “possible” pirated material.
And my tax dollars sure as hell should not be spent upholding the RIAA/MPAA’s unwillingness to innovate their business model.

Please, PLEASE do NOT let their lobbyists dictate or influence one iota of any policy that comes out of your office.

Read THIS and listen to/watch the first 15 minutes or so of THIS.

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