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A comment on Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed At YC Demo Day. Parent comment

Re:Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed ... by darkane on Thursday December 22, 2011 @04:38PM (#3383401)
The push for these bills really started years ago when pharma companies were desperately trying to prevent the purchase of drugs from Canada and other countries. The entertainment aspect is rather new and actually somewhat secondary.
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Re:Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed ... by waqf on Thursday December 22, 2011 @05:36PM (#3383638)
"somewhat secondary" ... that's what the MPAA etc. want Congress to think, so that their Internet-destroying legislation gets in under the radar.
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