David Brooks's Conservative Future Out of a Job

I knew that the progressive movement had sold their souls, lock, stock and barrel to big copyright special interests. I was kind of hoping that American conservatism would be able to resist.

I find it unlikely that someone was fired simply for writing a brief.

Likely he was fired for writing a brief differing from the party platform without discussing it with the party first. Or maybe just for releasing it before the issue had been wholly considered.

With all that support Hollywood gave the GOP in the recent election, it's not wonder the Republicans have the media's back.

RNC emailed for a donation this past week, hahahaha. They should ask Hollywood,

While Khanna's piece seems to make some valid points about the excesses in enforcement of the current copyright law I suspect the RSC pulled the piece due to quality concerns. It reads like an undergraduate essay.

Is a good example that the law harms innovation and the consumer that we don't have a "robust DJ/Remix industry"? Or, that it is "discouraging added-value industries" like "thousands of fan generated content analyzing Star Wars"?

"I knew that the progressive movement had sold their souls, lock, stock and barrel to big copyright special interests. I was kind of hoping that American conservatism would be able to resist."

Yglesias is consistent in opposing copyright excesses; I have not heard any other progressive support them. I thought copyright reform was one of those issues (like abolishing ethanol subsidies) that all sensible people -- and no politicians support.