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Rahm Emanuel’s brother lobbies for ‘three strikes’ law against downloaders
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internetlaser Rahm Emanuels brother lobbies for three strikes law against downloadersThe brother of the White House chief of staff is engaged in a campaign to have a “three-strikes” law against illegal file-sharers passed in the United States.
Modeled on a similar law enacted recently in France, a “three strikes” law would force Internet service providers to cut off Internet access to any users accused three times of downloading or sharing copyrighted material without permission.
Ari Emanuel, the brother of Rahm Emanuel, told the Abu Dhabi Media Summit last week that he is engaged in a lobbying effort to have such a law put on the books in the United States.
“We are in the midst of talking to the president and some attorney generals and [we are] trying to implement a three strikes and you’re out rule,” Emanuel said, as quoted at The Guardian.
Ari Emanuel is the CEO of William Morris, the US’s largest and most prominent talent agency.
So the position Obama has taken isn’t based on corruption, it’s based on nepotism. Is that any better?
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Well, I supported Obama over Clinton in this last election because I didn’t trust that she would not cowtow to vested interests. Now I’m not so sure that was the right decision… I started getting uncomfortable with him when as a Senator he reversed his stand on immunity for telecom and government officials who illegally tapped domestic communications. Still, he was better than the alternatives, but now I don’t think that’s saying much.
Actually, I start to think that maybe McCaine would have been a better choice. Except he had Sarah Palin on board.