From the moment the so-called "voluntary" agreement between the six strikes RIAA / MPAA and the various ISPs is out, it was clear that the Obama administration in the form of the function of Vice President Joe Biden and the czar Victoria Espinel IP is involved. We had not even discussed. However, some details have emerged, such as Christopher Soghoian received a response to your request for Freedom of Information Act, seeking e-mails from government officials about the offer - and, of course, shows that the office Biden and have been widely Espinel very involved. .. and almost exclusively on the side of the RIAA and MPAA. The two organizations have been in regular contact with management, including planning how the bid was announced. Bureau funny, Biden, apparently panicked when Greg Sandoval of CNET published an article a few weeks before the deal was official.


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Espinel noted that "involve" two groups representing the interests of consumers - of knowledge CDT and the public - but it is quite clear about the nature of interactions agencies are not really involved in the negotiations, but the details have been late to avoid being "surprised" when the deal was announced. None of this is particularly surprising, but it's quite ridiculous for anyone to claim that it was a "voluntary agreement between private parties." It was clear from the outset that the White House was deeply involved, and there was a lot of support in terms of the entertainment industry. In theory, the government must represent the people, but the welcoming nature of the relationship suggests that it was exactly the opposite. The government was representative of the industry against the public interest


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