Techdirt:

Whaddaya know. Mitch Glazier (the man who tried to keep artists from regaining their own copyrights), the number two guy at the RIAA, has decided to speak out against the OPEN bill — the alternative to SOPA/PIPA that has been proposed by Senator Ron Wyden and Rep. Darrell Issa. We’ve discussed some concerns about this alternative, but it’s much, much better than the horror that is SOPA/PIPA. But Glazier’s specific reasoning for being against OPEN really is quite stunning and shows the RIAA mentality on this is: any bill must be about censor first, ask questions later.

I’m sorry, but I think there’s more than enough evidence that the DOJ isn’t that “well-versed” in these issues, and that when it acts in a “short time frame” it makes significant and serious mistakes. Similarly, where was that vaunted “short time frame” when it came time to admit that it totally screwed up and seized and censored a blog without legal basis? It took Dajaz1 over a year to get its domain name back, despite no legal action being taken against it. Multiple other sites are still being held. So, forgive me for questioning (1) if the DOJ is really that well-versed, (2) really should be operating on such a “short time frame” or (3) really does operate on such a “short time frame” when it comes to admitting it screwed up. And, the story of Dajaz1 seems like a pretty damn perfect example of why “an exclusion order” is a dangerous remedy. When you screw it up, you make a serious mess of things.

(via Instapaper)