No more Mr. Nice Geek: The copyright racket's recent string of coups in getting laws passed to protect its interests at the expense of everyone else has highlighted the way in which the tech sector is outclassed by the much smaller entertainment industry in political influence. So some enterprising geeks in the US have formed the so-called GeekPAC, to fly representatives around to talk to and educate politicians. Which will have no impact next to Big Media's hardball tactics, argues this article; instead, the geeks should take a leaf out of the playbooks of groups such as the NRA; single out one or two recalcitrant politicians and use their money and resources to get them voted out, sending a message to others. Macchiavellian, but it's that kind of world. (via Techdirt)

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