I don't like Barney Frank. :(

[Bush loves Jiang]

That man has no right to call himself a liberal: He sponsored the DMCA.

[otohara]

1. what's DMCA

he's gay, I'd say he's pretty liberal

[slor]

3. So are...

Log Cabin Republicans, so was Hoover and Roy Cohn and Ernst Rohm. You can be gay and right-wing, incredible as it might sound.

[dsc]

14. It would behoove you to at least make some effort

at determining the record of someone before you post such a smear.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

2. He's extremely liberal-why do you say that?

[Andy_Stephenson]

4. That is not all he did.

I used to respect Barney...not anymore.

[DBoon]

5. So he's generally liberal

But has sold out to the entertainment industry along with Mr. Waxman.

That makes him a liberal who is very bad on this particular topic.

[durutti]

6. What's DMCA?

Hmm?

[Devlzown]

7. What's the DMCA?

The YMCA for dead men?:evilgrin: Seriously, though, I don't know what that is.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

8. What's the "DMCA"

I can't figure out what the letters stand for. Dormant Mouse Counseling Act?

[Deja Q]

9. At least he didn't support the DOMA!

Though supporting the DMCA is pretty crummy and the DMCA has led to a lot of frivolous action and the stifling of creativity and freedom (hasn't stopped copyright infringement though, how odd is that?!)

Wellstone did too, though I heard that secondhand.

[BuckeFushe]

10. Digital Millennium Copyright Act

You are suppossed to know that, now drop and give me 20 (LOL).

And so what, if that's ALL he can be blamed for giving in to under BushCo, he's STILL a better man than 90% of the Dems in Congress.

[salinen]

11. I really, really

admire Barney Frank. I can hardly think of any politician who represents the same voice as folks here at du. Am I nuts?

[Loco_moco]

12. DMCA

act:
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm

anti-act:
http://anti-dmca.org/
<snip>
The DMCA is being used to silence researchers, computer scientists and critics. Corporations are using it against the public. Public/College radio stations can no longer afford to webcast.
<end>



peace;
rob

[UTUSN]

13. I Admire FRANK, RANGEL, WAXMAN, WEXLER

and I'm hitting Alert now.

[VelmaD]

15. Why?

I'm confused about what exactly in the original post was alert-worthy. He doesn't like Barney Frank. He has the right to say so last time I checked.

[UTUSN]

18. And We're Allowed to Complain About Who Complains About FRANK, no?

[Dookus]

16. well....

we're allowed to complain about democrats.

The DMCA is a travesty. The major provisions will probably be overturned in court. Given that, I think Frank's legacy is assured, and he's still a great liberal icon. He was wrong on this bill.

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