US Pirate Party Slams Obama Administration on Copyright and Patent Reform

From a lengthy article at TechEye:

The US Pirate Party has condemned the Obama administration's recently announced efforts to kill off internet piracy.  TechEye spoke with Travis McCrea of the US Pirate Party, and he told us that the news about the US government's plans is not a surprise, since Obama and his party have consistently failed to live up to the promises they have made, including delivering high-speed internet to rural areas, and reforming copyright and patenting.

He said he does not believe the Obama administration is being bullied by the music and film industries and “he knows exactly what he is doing”. He was particularly critical of the appointment of Victoria Espinel, who he called the “Intellectual Property Czar”, the appointment of whom was endorsed by the MPAA. He also disapproved of the appointment of Joe Biden as Obama's vice-president, saying that it shows that Obama does not care about copyright and patent reform.