Originally Posted by marcop

From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/willia...b_5086820.html

From the article: "After watching all three hours of testimony, it was clear that the congressional representatives, understood just how bad things had become for artists. It was nothing less than a revelation for those like myself who have been following the destruction of piracy for years. Every member of the subcommittee saw the need to provide greater protection for the individual artist. The cruel absurdity of hundreds of millions of nearly worthless take down notices every year was finally inescapable."

I'd be encouraged, but after the latest SCOTUS ruling on campaign donations I'd put my money on Google, et al, easily beating the artists and producers.