Adversarial politics

Dear PIPA/SOPA,

Looks like you've had a hard couple of weeks.  You probably thought it would be an easy trip to the President's desk since most of your cousins have made the trip with so little resistance.

I guess it just goes to show you that government can work - as long as there are companies with money on both sides of the issue.

Kind of makes me wonder what intellectual property law would look like today if the DMCA anti-circumvention clause didn't interfere with innovation.  Or if that one company that allowed you to make your own mix tapes in the store hadn't been sued out of existence. 

Anyway, I can't say I'm sorry your trip has ended short of becoming law.  You need a little time to mature yet.  No one wants artists to not get paid for their work.  But legal tantrums are hardly the solution.

Hopefully the next time we meet you'll have worked out some more of the details.

Megan