Reply #12: The PR statement has been retracted.

[Old and In the Way]

Reason: Gross Stupidity


Earlier today, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) released a document about the Speaker’s use of copyrighted/trademarked C-SPAN material on a Congressional website. The document was based upon a conversation that RSC staff had with Barry Katz, the Manager of C-SPAN Video Assets (and the employee identified as being directly responsible for answering questions to Congress about the use of C-SPAN material).

Bruce Collins, the Corporate Vice President and General Counsel of C-SPAN, called post release and said that the information provided by the C-SPAN employee to the RSC was incorrect.

Given this contradictory information, the RSC wanted to be the first set the record straight and withdraw the information included in the release.

http://www.chriskinnan.com/?p=34

Thanks for being the 1st (?) to set the record straight, Republican Study Committee (is there a better oxymoron?). Too bad such an assinine charge was contemplated in the 1st place.

I agree with Kos on the larger issue-

"Either force chamber proceedings taped by C-SPAN to be public domain, or kick them out of the chamber and install government-owned cameras to cover the proceedings. By being public domain, C-SPAN could still air them on their channels without holding an undemocratic stranglehold on the information."