Sad Statement: Senators Behind Two Largest Tech Communities In T...

Courtesy Techdirt  Wed, 01/11/2012 - 22:01

Charlie O'Donnell has an excellent post noting just how ridiculous it is that New York's two Senators, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, both support PIPA .

He notes that NY has become an up-and-coming tech hub these days. Indeed, over the last decade, NYC has emerged as the widely agreed upon "second" hub of tech startups after SF/Silicon Valley.

However, having both of NY's Senators support PIPA, despite near universal condemnation from the tech sector is an embarrassment:

It’s...


 

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