Where the Tea Party is right, and wrong, about tech policy

GigaOM writes, It must be difficult to be a member of the Tea Party, having to balance the desire for more rights for everyone — including corporations — with less government to enforce those rights. A recent Heritage Foundation event featuring Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), highlights the movement’s dichotomy. (Watch it in its entirety in the video below). Here’s where the Tea Party — or Paul, at least — gets it right and wrong on technology policy. On copyright Paul seems to understand the problems surrounding copyright enforcement online, right down to his reasons for opposing...

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