This author seems very angry about this entire issue. He repeats a lot of what he is saying for emphasis. What he's saying is that culture isn't free anymore and society isn't free anymore. I don't exactly know what he wants to change in Washington - what laws he wants changed. The law can't be taken away or lessened for copyright. People shouldn't steal others' work, end of story. However, I understand how he's arguing against the red tape of government and copyright restrictions. But an idea is an idea and if it were my idea, I would want everyone to make sure they knew it was mine, especially if it was a good one. It was easy to read but a lot of the things he was talking about I had no experience with and so I felt out of the loop, especially when he mentioned court cases. The only name I fully recognized was a "Mr. Gates." I assume he does have a point or otherwise the audience would not have applauded him, but he made his point angrily and danced around it, trying to say too many things at once.
Address Before Members of the United States of Congress
The speaker in this passage is clearly a representative from Disney since he shows clips throughout his speech of movies and explains why all the clips are not Disney movies, and then defends Disney. This was much easier to read and much more interesting. Instead of court cases, he explained how mush work went into making a movie such as Dinosaur. He made his point very clear. Piracy is unfair and should be handled because it is an issue. He asks congress to notice this and to do something about it. He mentions watermarks which are a good idea but I do not think that would be enough to stop the hackers. His point is very easy to follow and he makes the reader (or listener) care about what he has to say. He makes sense and is very persuasive.
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