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Old 03-12-2009, 11:13 AM   #196
JSWolf
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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety View Post
Here's my question, why is it that the penalties for malicious misuse of DMCA takedowns are not being enforced?? Any one, at any time is allowed to effectively cripple a site on a completely false accusation and there is no recourse??

Please someone explain to me when the US became a haven for witch hunters.
I have read some of The Dark Side by Jayne Mayer. It has led me to the following conclusion. The DMCA got signed because George W. Bush was a spineless jellyfish and listened to the bad advice of the people he surrounded himself with. And Dick Chaney was already quite paranoid before 9/11 and 9/11 just put him over the top. So between the people Bush had around him and Chaney, the USA had no chance.

If I ever was to get a chance to talk to Obama, I would ask him about repealing the DMCA.
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