HERE WE GO AGAIN
No, this is not a picture of Santa Claus before he gets all gussied up to bring goodies down chimneys. Rather, it's Congressman Howard Berman, who as Ars Technica explains:
" Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), also known as Congressman Hollywood, is one of the most powerful members of the House when it comes to intellectual property issues, so when he muses aloud about "revisiting" the DMCA, people listen.
Unfortunately, Berman wants to reform the DMCA because it doesn't go far enough, and his ideas sound like they're ripped right from the pages of the Big Content playbook."
Read on for a full list of how he'd make the DMCA even more onerous for consumers, giving some Christmas cheer to the big ol' Media companies.
Makes for some not so cheerful holiday reading.
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