Hey, wasn't Senator Hatch supporting Napster way back in 2000? Oh, that's right, he changed his mind once his chief counsel was hired to lobby for them.
From Matthew Hay Brown, The Swamp:
Lyle Lovett and Alice Peacock came to Capitol Hill today to ask lawmakers to make radio stations pay recording artists when they broadcast their music. But they weren’t the only singer-songwriters at the hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, a former chairman of the panel, seized the opportunity to remind the audience of his own musical career. The Utah Republican, who has recorded several CDs of inspirational and patriotic music, reminisced about receiving his first royalty check, and spoke of his gold and platinum records.
“I’ve been told I would have more if it weren’t for piracy,” he said, before Sen. Arlen Specter steered the hearing back to the issue at hand.
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