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Congress in '07: Privacy, patents on agenda

Daniel Fleshbourne   on 23 December 2006 - 13:28 · 13 comments & 6192 views

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Some technology vendors and advocacy groups see new opportunities in the U.S. Congress in 2007, with issues such as patent reform and data protection getting fresh life under a Democratic-controlled legislature. Democrats took control of the Senate and the House of Representatives in November's election, and many technology advocates say they expect Democrats will focus on some issues on the backburner in the past Republican Congress. Some tech vendors praised Republicans for their focus on free trade and Internet tax moratoriums, but others say the Republican Congress failed to act on several important issues.

"We're excited about the new Congress," said Jack Krumholtz, managing director of federal government affairs and associate general counsel at Microsoft Corp. "We think there's an opportunity to get some things done."

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(3 replies) #1 z0phi3l on 23 Dec 2006 - 14:41
Why do I feel like us the Consumer is about to get royally screwed again?
#1.1 hagjohn on 23 Dec 2006 - 16:26
Quote - z0phi3l said @ #1
Why do I feel like us the Consumer is about to get royally screwed again?


Experience!!!!! I hope the Democrats can do a better job but I have my doubts.
#1.2 +Octol on 24 Dec 2006 - 00:57
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Experience!!!!! I hope the Democrats can do a better job but I have my doubts.

The Democrats are smarter: they can do a much better job of screwing the public!
#1.3 Hurmoth on 24 Dec 2006 - 03:52
Quote - Octol said @ #1.2
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Experience!!!!! I hope the Democrats can do a better job but I have my doubts.

The Democrats are smarter: they can do a much better job of screwing the public!
I am going to disagree with the "smarter" comment there.
#2 viserov on 23 Dec 2006 - 15:53
It doesn't matter if red or blue is in power, green will always win the day.
(1 reply) #3 AfroTrance on 24 Dec 2006 - 03:30
Wasn't the Digital Millennium Act passed in 1999 when a Democrat was President?

And only one person didn't vote for the Patriot Act...
#3.1 denzilla on 25 Dec 2006 - 14:31
Yep, good 'ol clinton did that for us ....jerk!
(1 reply) #4 Croquant on 24 Dec 2006 - 04:40
How about a "Ban The RIAA" act? How would that be?
#4.1 Hurmoth on 25 Dec 2006 - 00:55
I'm all for a ban on the RIAA and the MPAA
(1 reply) #5 WAR-DOG on 26 Dec 2006 - 11:52
why can't we all just live like those ppl on the U.S.S. Enterprise?
#5.1 schwit on 26 Dec 2006 - 12:05
Because we live in the real world.
#6 schwit on 26 Dec 2006 - 12:25
Technology patents are only the tip of the patent iceberg. Gene patents are the pending nightmare. Did you know that hepatitis-c is patented or that multiple companies are fighting for the patent to SARS. If you want to do research on a patented gene or perform tests on patients for diseases that are patented you have to get the approval(and pay) the patent holder.

The entire patents system needs to be tossed.
#7 RedHook on 27 Dec 2006 - 20:17
I am afraid that it is too late for the patent system! you can't go back and change history.

Privacy? you have none, get over it

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