Congress Gives $30 Million to Fight 'Piracy'

This was the result of a 'piracy summit' convened by our Vice President Joe Biden. He, along with many other major figures in government (including the Attorney General and director of the FBI) met with many of the major players in the entertainment industry (including Jeffrey Zucker and Rick Cotton - see the full list here). Of course, there were no representatives from the technology industry or consumer groups - people that actually represent what consumers want and use.

To the government, this is obviously chump change. Still, isn't it amazing how much the Obama administration keeps giving to big industry? This may be the worst one though - at least the banks were kind of struggling for a bit (although they aren't now) - the music and movie industries are having one of their strongest years and are constantly growing. And yet our federal representatives give them $30 million in taxpayer money to help them prop up an old and out-of-date business model?