I think you are right about Occupy. That *is* exactly the problem. But as for this, though...mmm. I don't think it's something we should play with, even in hopes of waking people up. I don't think it's *really* about copyright. Oh, passing the law lets legislators please people who throw a lot of money around, and that's always a happy thing for them. Obama is likely to sign it if it passes for much the same reason. But. Remember when gas was around $1.75 a gallon not so long ago? And then it went to four, and then back down to two, which was now "low" and a completely acceptable baseline. That new proposed law, at a quick glance, may not be that much better, although it does seem to preserve safe harbor, so YouTube will be safe as long as it responds to complaints in a timely manner. They'll still be able to go after the Wikileaks of the world though. I think. I just found out in that strike thread that the alternate proposal had draft language now. Maybe I will think otherwise once I take another look. The language about tools is still in there. It looks untouched. Thou shalt not hide from Big Brother. The thing is... I *like* a world that has open source software tools in it. I will however give the sponsors of *this* bill credit for putting up a wiki for comment. I told Wnt I'd give him a hand so I guess I will figure out pretty soon what I think about that. And comment if appropriate.