Readers unanimously oppose DMCA

Well, folks, last week's 'Pail Poll is closed, and it's unanimous.

You voted 13 to 0 in favor of repealing the far-right Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Kinda puts the kibosh on the notion of the Contract With America being in touch with the American people, huh? The Republican Senate of the late '90s passed the DMCA unanimously - yet you opposed it unanimously.

How out of step with the public can a legislative body possibly get?

Before someone starts blaming "the liberals" for the DMCA, the law was introduced by far-right Rep. Howard Coble (R-North Carolina), who is also known for his praise of a white supremacist magazine (after it praised his continuing support for the internment of Japanese-Americans that took place during World War II).