The whole politics thing is finally paying off for the first group of senators to receive Apple’s wondrous portable music player as part of IPac’s “Your Senator needs an iPod” program. Oregon’s own Senator Gordon Smith was among them and will soon be legislating to the beats of Chuck D and the Beastie Boys, among others. From the press release:
“I am thrilled at the support we have received from regular Americans who are concerned with the innovation tax that Hollywood cartels have imposed on American companies and creators. We hope to open the eyes of America’s leaders to the importance of having sensible information policy. When recorded music conglomerates are installing malicious spyware on our computers, Senators should understand that it’s time to balance the public’s rights against copyright holders,” said Jake Fisher, IPac’s Executive Director.
Expect Congress to become a sea of white earbuds soon. Maybe in the future the Senate won’t ever have to convene, just subscribe to the podcasts of the other senators and vote for bills on EZCoolPollz.com.
Senator Smith is a standout for this program because he introduced the Digital Content Protection Act which would place any new features added to consumer electronic devices under government scrutiny to decide if it’s okay or not. I don’t know if iPods will mean the difference in the fight but at least Smith may be grooving to some Thievery Corporation as he slaps the manacles on our media-lovin’ mitts.
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