I am loath to politicize this any further, but since you're highlighting the context, I feel compelled to note it is the Democratic DoJ who is staffed at the highest levels with former IP-industry trade representatives. It is the Democratic executive branch that made these appointments and has made IP enforcement a top priority for said Democratic DoJ, including the Joint DoJ Task Force[1], IPEC [2], and across the Government generally [3]
Also, worth pointing out is how SOPA didn't really "die" until Paul Ryan and congressional Republicans abandoned it en masse. (and surprisingly, neither he nor they made scant, if any use of this fact for political purposes during the election)
As a self-identified center-left progressive, you can imagine this creates some strong cognitive dissonance for me, but the pragmatist in me can accept the strange bedfellows and opportunism for what it is. Superficial or not, is Mr. Cornyn acting in your interests or against them?
Also, worth pointing out is how SOPA didn't really "die" until Paul Ryan and congressional Republicans abandoned it en masse. (and surprisingly, neither he nor they made scant, if any use of this fact for political purposes during the election)
As a self-identified center-left progressive, you can imagine this creates some strong cognitive dissonance for me, but the pragmatist in me can accept the strange bedfellows and opportunism for what it is. Superficial or not, is Mr. Cornyn acting in your interests or against them?
[1] http://www.justice.gov/dag/iptaskforce/ [2] http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/intellectualproperty [3] http://www.iprcenter.gov/