Z:gnu-www-ja-misinterpreting-copyright--c238ca-Congressman Barney Frank, in a/en

Congressman Barney Frank, in a meeting with me and others who opposed this bill, showed how far the US Constitution's view of copyright has been disregarded. He said that new powers, backed by criminal penalties, were needed urgently because the &ldquo;movie industry is worried,&rdquo; as well as the &ldquo;music industry&rdquo; and other &ldquo;industries.&rdquo; I asked him, &ldquo;But is this in the public interest?&rdquo; His response was telling: &ldquo;Why are you talking about the public interest? These creative people don't have to give up their rights for the public interest!&rdquo; The &ldquo;industry&rdquo; has been identified with the &ldquo;creative people&rdquo; it hires, copyright has been treated as its entitlement, and the Constitution has been turned upside down.