GOP Study Committee Director Disowns Brief Attacking Current IP Law
cervesaebraciator writes "Saturday an article was featured on Slashdot which expressed some hope, if just a fool's hope, that a recent Republican Study Committee Brief could be a sign of broader national discussion about the value of current copyright law. When one sees such progress, credit is deservedly given. Unfortunately, others in Washington did not perhaps see this as worthy of praise. The committee's executive director, Paul Teller, sent a memo today disavowing the earlier pro-copyright reform brief. From the memo: 'Yesterday you received a Policy Brief or [sic] copyright law that was published without adequate review within the RSC and failed to meet that standard. Copyright reform would have far-reaching impacts, so it is incredibly important that it be approached with all facts and viewpoints in hand.' People who live in districts such as Ohio's 4th would do well to send letters of support to those who crafted the original brief. I cannot imagine party leadership will be happy ...
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GOP Brief Attacks Current Copyright Law
cervesaebraciator writes "Regardless of how one feels about the GOP generally, it is always heartening to see current copyright and IP law questioned on a national stage. A Republican study committee, chaired by Ohio Representative Jim Jordan released a brief today titled Three Myths about Copyright Law and Where to Start to Fix it. Among other things, the brief attacks current copyright law as hampering scientific inquiry, penalizing journalism, and retarding the potential of the internet to allow the dispersion of knowledge through e-readers. In the briefs words, 'Current copyright law does not merely distort some markets – rather it destroys entire markets.' Four potential policy solutions are proposed: statutory damage reform, expansion of fair use, punishing false copyright claims, and limiting copyright terms. There may yet be hope for a national debate on the current oppressive copyright system, if just a fool's hope."
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Chrysler CEO slams Mitt Romney for 'inaccurate' Jeep ad
Chrysler's CEO slammed Mitt Romney on Tuesday for an ad that leaves the misleading impression that Chrysler plans to ship American jobs to China — Ohio ones in particular — as a result of President Barack Obama's policies.
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Arby's manager escapes knife-wielding bandit, gets fired
A day after the Fairmont, Ohio assistant manager was confronted by an armed robber, she was fired for breaching company policy.
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Obama mocks Romney for "newfound outrage" on China trade
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - President Barack Obama on Wednesday mocked rival Mitt Romney's claim that the White House has been weak on trade policies with China, casting the Republican's complaints as "newfound outrage."
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