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Last week we wrote a critical analysis of Elizabeth Warren's big plan to break up "big tech." As we noted, there was a lot in the plan that was nonsensical, unsupported by the facts or just plain confused. We'll be talking more about some of these ideas a lot over the next few years I imagine (stay tuned), but there was one line in Warren's plan that deserved a separate post: it appears that a part of Warren's big attack on big tech... is to give a massive handout to Hollywood. Here's the line:
We must help America's content creators — from local newspapers and national magazines to comedians and musicians — keep more of the value their content generates, rather than seeing it scooped up by companies like Google and Facebook.
That may sound rather basic and lacking any details, but what's notable about it is that the language reflects -- almost exactly -- the language used in the EU in support of the absolute worst parts of the EU Copyright Directive (specifically, Article 11 and Article 13). For example, this Q & A page by the Legislative Affairs Committee of the EU Parliament uses quite similar language:
The draft directive intends to oblige giant internet platforms and news aggregators (like YouTube or GoogleNews) to pay content creators (artists/musicians/actors and news houses and their journalists) what they truly owe them;
Why, that sounds quite familiar. Indeed, Warren's announcement even uses "keep more of the value their content generates," which appears to be a reference to the completely made up notion of a "value gap" between what internet platforms make and what they should be paying artists.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday March 21 2019, @04:38AM (6 children)
Candidates that don't pander to these entities are quickly eliminated.
They're only cut off from the funding trough. You can still vote for them. If enough people do, even without the money, and contrary to popular belief, they still win the seat.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 21 2019, @05:01AM (5 children)
All it takes is some russian hackers to steal the election from each and every one of these candidates, even when it is their turn to win.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday March 21 2019, @05:10AM (1 child)
Your Russian bullshit is getting mighty tiresome. The "hackers" will be domestic in origin. The republican/democrats have much more interest in stealing the election than the Russians. It only means that the opposition needs to win by a huge margin so fraud will be easy to prove.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 21 2019, @01:07PM
Moderation: -1 Whooosh
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Thursday March 21 2019, @05:27AM
+1 Sarcastic
(I hope at least)
(Score: 3, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Thursday March 21 2019, @06:04AM (1 child)
Don't worry, our Elections will never be hacked again. I'm moving very strongly against the Election Hackers. My D.A.R. P.A. is building a VERY SPECIAL Voting Machine. They're building it like the F-35. The hackers can be standing right next to our Voting Machine and won't be able to see it. So they won't be able to hack it. It's known as stealth. Something that China or Russia would love to have. They don't have it. And it's a very long time before they can get it. Winning!
(Score: 2) by Bot on Thursday March 21 2019, @01:15PM
Good idea actually. The boxen being stealthy, you won't even be able to read the made in China plaque on the side, which is a bonus.
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