Comments on: RIAA, MPAA resume lobbying push to expand copyright law

Politicians are back from their summer holidays, and major copyright holders are renewing their lobbying efforts for two bills that enjoy bipartisan support.

[Heebee Jeebies]

The RIAA and MPAA just want the government to waste our tax dollars and do the work for them. That is all they want. While the government is busy going after 12 year Billy-Bob the drug dealers, terrorists, etc. can run rampant. The blood sucking parasites in office suck this up like flies to a pile of...

Robert

[aka_tripleB]

This law is going to make taxes skyrocket. Everyone realises that the government will need to pay law enforcemnet to gather evidence that the law was violated, the district atterneys to try the cases, and court fees for prosecution. However, everyone is forgetting that if this law gets passed, the government will also be required to appoint public defenders for everyone who cannot afford a lawyer. All of this is going to be paid by tax payers. That means it's a free service to the RIAA and MPAA. From what I can find, it does not look as if they have to pay anything in taxes.