Associate AG pick filed frivolous suits for RIAA

Would Cynthia McKinney appoint Tom Perrelli as associate attorney general? (Here's a hint: No.)

But Perrelli (pictured here in a photo from his law firm's website) is who the country gets, and the choice is rather unsatisfying.

Obama is selecting Perrelli largely because of his experience in the Clinton administration. Unfortunately, Perrelli also has experience in an even more disappointing endeavor: filing frivolous lawsuits on behalf of the RIAA.

Perrelli is a DMCA apologist who was hired by the Recording Industry Association of America in several bogus file-sharing cases - including one that attempted to force an ISP to disclose the names of almost 100 subscribers. All because the RIAA won't even adapt to decade-old technology.

As associate attorney general, Perrelli would oversee important divisions in the Attorney General's office, including...the antitrust division. Does anyone else see the irony here? The right-wing RIAA has a near-monopoly on the recorded music industry, yet its lawyer is going to oversee the government's antitrust division?

Harry Reid keeps bragging about how the Democratic Senate isn't going to be a rubber-stamp for Obama. Apparently, he's threatening not to allow Leon Panetta to be confirmed as CIA head, because Panetta is against torture. I guarantee you though that they'll confirm Tom Perrelli almost hands-down.

(Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10133425-38.html)