19.6.03
Hell hath no fury like the mediocre artist
The news about Orrin Hatch dreaming of destroying the computers of people "illegally" downloading music from the internet is big news in blog-o-land. But did you know that Hatch is also an "artist"?
The Recording Industry Association of America, not really known for its intellectual power, came up with a truly absurd explanation of Hatch's suggestion. According to a spokesperson, the Utah senator was
The news about Orrin Hatch dreaming of destroying the computers of people "illegally" downloading music from the internet is big news in blog-o-land. But did you know that Hatch is also an "artist"?
The senator earned $18,000 (£10,700) last year in songwriting royalties. Among the nine CDs available on his music website are America United, Heal Our Land and How His Glory Shines."How His Glory Shines"? Hahahahahahahaha. Right - you can tell that Hatch is a "real" Christian. "Do unto others", "Jesus beating the moneychangers", "The feeding of the 5,000" - never mind that garbage, according to Hatch, when lowlifes are on the loose.
The Recording Industry Association of America, not really known for its intellectual power, came up with a truly absurd explanation of Hatch's suggestion. According to a spokesperson, the Utah senator was
"apparently making a metaphorical point that if peer-to-peer networks don't take reasonable steps to prevent massive copyright infringement on the systems they create, Congress may be forced to consider stronger measures".Maybe this guy was one of that "literary class" Gingrich was talking about.
